Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Polyploidy increases overall diversity despite higher turnover than diploids in the Brassicaceae
C. Roman Palacios, Y. F. Molina-Henao, M. S. Barker
This study examines the evolutionary impact of polyploidy in the Brassicaceae family, finding that polyploids have faster speciation and extinction rates but contribute significantly to long-term species diversity.
DOI 10.1098/rspb.2020.0962