Whole genome duplication potentiates inter-specific hybridisation and niche shifts in Australian burrowing frogs Neobatrachus
P. Y. Novikova, I. G. Brennan, W. Booker, M. Mahony, P. Doughty, A. R. Lemmon, E. M. Lemmon, L. Yant, Y. Van de Peer, J. S. Keogh, S. C. Donnellan
This study investigates polyploidy in Neobatrachus frogs, finding that tetraploids have higher genetic diversity and may avoid climate-induced habitat loss compared to diploids.
bioRxiv · Aug 19, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology