Genomic evidence of prevalent hybridization throughout the evolutionary history of the fig-wasp pollination mutualism

Figs and their wasp pollinators are a classic example of coevolution. By assembling and analysing genomes from across the Ficus clade, authors suggest that fig hybridization driven by pollinator host-switching in this obligate pollination system, is more common than previously thought.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gang Wang, Xingtan Zhang, Edward Allen Herre, Doyle McKey, Carlos A. Machado, Wen-Bin Yu, Charles H. Cannon, Michael L. Arnold, Rodrigo A. S. Pereira, Ray Ming, Yi-Fei Liu, Yibin Wang, Dongna Ma, Jin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-20957-3