Speciation

Speciation is the process by which a single species gives rise to two daughter species, which are genetically distinct and eventually unable to interbreed. Speciation can occur as a result of factors such as geographical isolation, ecological divergence or sexual selection.

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Research | 13 February 2019 | open

Kingdom-wide comparison reveals the evolution of diurnal gene expression in Archaeplastida

The diurnal cycle exerts influences on various aspects of plant biology. Here, the authors generate and compare diurnal transcriptomics data from nine members of Archaeplastida representing major clades.
- Camilla Ferrari
- , Sebastian Proost
- , Marcin Janowski
- , Jörg Becker
- , Zoran Nikoloski
- , Debashish Bhattacharya
- , Dana Price
- , Takayuki Tohge
- , Arren Bar-Even
- , Alisdair Fernie
- , Mark Stitt
- & Marek Mutwil
Nature Communications 10, 737
Research | 04 February 2019 | open

Selection for background matching drives sympatric speciation in Wall Gecko
- Domenico Fulgione
- , Maria Buglione
- , Daniela Rippa
- , Martina Trapanese
- , Simona Petrelli
- , Daria Maria Monti
- , Massimo Aria
- , Rita Del Giudice
- & Valeria Maselli
Scientific Reports 9, 1288
Research | 04 February 2019 | open

Recurrent speciation of a tomato yellow leaf curl geminivirus in Portugal by recombination
- Elvira Fiallo-Olivé
- , Helena P. Trenado
- , Diamantina Louro
- & Jesús Navas-Castillo
Scientific Reports 9, 1332
Reviews | 29 January 2019

Insights from genomes into the evolutionary importance and prevalence of hybridization in nature

This Review discusses recent advances in our understanding of the evolutionary importance of ancient hybridization, adaptive introgression, and hybrid speciation brought about by whole genome data of non-model organisms.
- Scott A. Taylor
- & Erica L. Larson
Nature Ecology & Evolution 3, 170-177
Research | 23 January 2019

The hidden side of a major marine biogeographic boundary: a wide mosaic hybrid zone at the Atlantic–Mediterranean divide reveals the complex interaction between natural and genetic barriers in mussels
- Tahani El Ayari
- , Najoua Trigui El Menif
- , Bojan Hamer
- , Abigail E. Cahill
- & Nicolas Bierne
Heredity, 1-15
Research | 21 January 2019

Direct estimation of mutations in great apes reconciles phylogenetic dating

Analysis of de novo mutations in sequences of great ape parent-offspring trios suggests that mutation rates slowed down in the recent human lineage, reconciling dates from the fossil record.
- Søren Besenbacher
- , Christina Hvilsom
- , Tomas Marques-Bonet
- , Thomas Mailund
- & Mikkel Heide Schierup
Nature Ecology & Evolution 3, 286-292

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News and Views | 09 July 2018

Copepod incompatibilities

Genomes of eight populations of the copepod Tigriopus californicus show a correlation between rapid mitochondrial evolution and compensatory nuclear evolution, suggesting that mitonuclear incompatibilities might drive speciation in this system.
- Jerome H. L. Hui
Nature Ecology & Evolution 2, 1203-1204
News and Views | 05 February 2018

Biogeography across the ages

Allowing biogeographical data to evolve at varying rates on a globe, not a plane, reveals new insights into the origin and dispersal of dinosaurs. The method could also be applied to manifold organisms, from humans to influenza viruses.
- Chris Organ
Nature Ecology & Evolution 2, 412-413
Correspondence | 05 January 2018

What do we mean when we talk about hybrid speciation?
- Molly Schumer
- , Gil G. Rosenthal
- & Peter Andolfatto
Heredity 120, 379-382
Research Highlights | 01 August 2016

Microbiomes: Symbionts — in it for the long run
- Bryony Jones
Nature Reviews Genetics 17, 502
News and Views | 11 January 2016

Fungal evolution: On the origin of yeast species

High-throughput population genomics reveals how the evolution of chromosome arrangement and sequence divergence followed by secondary contact upon glacier retreat initiates homoploid hybrid speciation in natural populations of the budding yeast Saccharomyces paradoxus.
- Rike B. Stelkens
- & Duncan Greig
Nature Microbiology 1, 15017
Research Highlights | 23 September 2014

Evolution: A fishy tale of adaptive radiation
- Bryony Jones
Nature Reviews Genetics 15, 704-705

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