Barriers to gene flow play an important role in miantaining reproductive isolation between two closely related Populus (Salicaceae) species
T. Yang, L. Shuyu, P. K. Ingvarsson, Z. Dandan, W. Li, B. `Abuduhamiti, W. Zhiqiang, Z. Jianguo, W. Zhaoshan
The study investigates genomic divergence between two Populus species, finding that barriers to gene flow, not natural selection, drive reproductive isolation.
bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology