The Speciation Continuum in Bloom: Incomplete Lineage Sorting, Gene Flow, and Reticulate Evolution in Rapidly Diverging Plant Lineages
Luana Sousa Soares, Nelson Rosa Fagundes, Aureliano Bombarely, Loreta B. Freitas
This study examines the evolutionary history of recently diverged Petunia lineages, revealing that most are intermediate stages along a speciation continuum rather than distinct species.
bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology