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.
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-02-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-20957-3 |
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