Can changes in ploidy drive the evolution to allogamy in a selfing species complex?
A. Garcia-Munoz, C. Ferron, C. Vaca-Benito, M. N. Martinez-Gomez, S. Castro, M. Castro, J. Loureiro, A. J. Munoz-Pajares, M. Abdelaziz
The paper investigates how ploidy levels affect mating strategies in a selfing plant species complex, finding that higher ploidies show reduced inbreeding depression and traits associated with outcrossing.
bioRxiv · Nov 27, 2023 · PreprintPlant Biology