Widespread reticulate evolution in an adaptive radiation

• Published in: Evolution Vol. 77; no. 4; pp. 931 - 945
• Main Authors: DeBaun, Dylan, Rabibisoa, Nirhy, Raselimanana, Achille P, Raxworthy, Christopher J, Burbrink, Frank T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Genetic Speciation; Hybridization, Genetic; Madagascar; Phylogeny; Madagascar; snakes; hybridization; networks; introgression; adaptive radiation

A fundamental assumption of evolutionary biology is that phylogeny follows a bifurcating process. However, hybrid speciation and introgression are becoming more widely documented in many groups. Hybrid inference studies have been historically limited to small sets of taxa, while exploration of the p...