Introgression across narrow contact zones shapes the genomic landscape of phylogenetic variation in an African bird clade
Loïs Rancilhac, Stacey G de Souza, Sifiso M. Lukhele, Matteo Sebastianelli, Bridget O. Ogolowa, Michaella Moysi, Christos Nikiforou, Tsyon Asfaw, Colleen Thelma Downs, Alan Brelsford, Bridgett M. vonHoldt, Alexander N. G. Kirschel
The paper investigates how introgression through narrow contact zones affects gene-tree heterogeneity in an African bird clade, finding introgression shapes phylogenetic signals even in allopatric populations.
Systematic Biology · May 5, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology