Morphological evolution and phylogeny are unlinked in Hawaiian Doryopteris (Cheilanthoideae: Pteridaceae)
Priscilla Lau, Xuening Zhang, Jacob B. Landis, J. Gordon Burleigh, Layne Huiet, Kenneth R. Wood, Miles K. Thomas, Rosana Zenil‐Ferguson, Carl J. Rothfels, Carrie M. Tribble
The paper uses genome-wide sequencing to study the evolutionary relationships and biogeography of Hawaiian Doryopteris, finding that phylogeny is more linked to geography and climate than morphology.
bioRxiv · Oct 9, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology