Parental population range expansion before secondary contact promotes heterosis
A. MacPherson, S. Wang, R. Yamaguchi, L. Reiseberg, S. Otto
The paper shows that historical parental population expansion before secondary contact can lead to heterosis in hybrids by reducing the negative effects of Bateson-Dobzhansky-Muller incompatibilities.
The American Naturalist · Jul 1, 2022Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology