Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Reticulate evolution and rapid development of reproductive barriers upon secondary contact pose challenges for species delineation in a forest fungus
D. S. Lu, D. Peris, J. H. Sonstebo…·I. Skrede
This study investigates reproductive barriers in Trichaptum abietinum using population genomics and in vitro crosses, finding pre-mating barriers correlated with genomic divergence and hybrid fitness linked to increasing divergence.
DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2024.08.046