Bursts of rapid diversification, dispersals out of southern Africa, and two origins of dioecy punctuate the evolution of Asparagus
Philip C. Bentz, John E. Burrows, Sandra M. Burrows, Eshchar Mizrachi, Zhengjie Liu, Jun-Bo Yang, Zichao Mao, Margot Popecki, Ole Seberg, Gitte Petersen, Jim Leebens‐Mack
This study uses phylogenomic analysis to show two independent origins of dioecy in Asparagus, linked to range expansions from southern Africa and bursts of diversification.
Genome Biology and Evolution · Sep 18, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology