Asymmetric introgression and thermal advantage jointly drive climate-mediated lineage turnover in a mixed-ploidy reed
L L Liu, Wenyi Sheng, Yuhui Wang, Lele Lin, Cui Wang, Huijiaq Song, Yaolin Guo, Weihua Guo
The paper shows climate change drives lineage replacement in Phragmites australis through thermal tolerance, biomass, and asymmetric gene flow among polyploid lineages.
eLife · Sep 9, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology