Genetic legacies of mega-landslides: cycles of isolation and contact across flank collapses in an oceanic island
V. Noguerales, Y. Arjona, V. Garcia-Olivares, A. Machado, H. Lopez, J. Patino, B. C. Emerson
The paper uses genome-wide data to show that mega-landslides on Tenerife caused cyclical range fragmentation and secondary contact in weevils, mediated by Quaternary climate oscillations.
bioRxiv · Jan 10, 2024Evolutionary Biology