Ambrosia beetle invasions are structured by inbreeding, intraspecific hybridisation, and bridgeheads
Thomas L. Schmidt, Anandi Bierman, Elizabeth J. Huisamen, John S. Terblanche, Ary A. Hoffmann
The paper analyzes genomic data from ambrosia beetles to show that invasive populations experience inbreeding, hybridization, and genetic bottlenecks, with outbreeding helping purge deleterious mutations.
Molecular Biology and Evolution · Sep 1, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology