Phylogenomic Discordance in the Eared Seals is best explained by Incomplete Lineage Sorting following Explosive Radiation in the Southern Hemisphere
F. Lopes, L. R. Oliveira, A. Kessler, Y. Beux, E. Crespo, S. Cardenas-Alayza, P. Majluf, M. Sepulveda, R. L. Brownell, V. Franco-Trecu, D. Paez-Rosas, J. Chaves, C. Loch, B. Robertson, K. Acevedo-Whitehouse, , S. L. Bonatto
This study uses genome-wide sequencing to resolve the phylogeny of eared seals, finding incomplete lineage sorting explains phylogenetic discordance and supports a recent trans-hemispheric dispersal and rapid diversification.
bioRxiv · Aug 11, 2020Evolutionary Biology