Sea-level and climate changes drive lineage diversification in the imperiled Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula J. Ellis, Droseraceae)
Wenbin Zhou, Derick B. Poindexter, Jamie Winshell, Diego O. Urquía, Parul Johri, Corbin D. Jones, Gregory P. Copenhaver, Michael Kunz, John L. Randall
This study uses genomic data to show that climate and sea-level changes drove lineage diversification in Venus flytraps, with population declines linked to historical climate optima and human impacts.
bioRxiv · Jun 3, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology