Genetic Differentiation of Geographically Overlapping Sister Species of Eucalyptus in Northern Australia

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. e71454 - n/a
• Main Authors: Orel, Harvey K., McLay, Todd G. B., Murphy, Daniel J., Cantrill, David J., Udovicic, Frank, Fahey, Patrick S., Franklin, Donald C., Lewis, Donna, Docherty, Philip G., White, Adam, Bayly, Michael J., Fowler, Rachael M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2025; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Alluvial plains; Australia; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Biota; Climate change; Differentiation; Dominant species; Eucalyptus; Eudesmia; Flowering; Genetic analysis; Genetic diversity; Genomes; Genotyping; Gravel; Interspecific hybridization; introgression; Operculum; Phylogenetics; phylogeography; Plants (botany); Sandy soils; Sepals; Sibling species; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; sister speciation; Speciation; Sympatric populations; Woodlands; Queensland Australia; Australia; Cape York Peninsula; Western Australia Australia; Eudesmia; Eucalyptus; Australia; introgression; sister speciation; phylogeography

ABSTRACT In the large genus Eucalyptus, which dominates most of Australia's open forests and woodlands, genetic studies commonly show signs of introgression between closely related, co‐occurring species. Here we assessed genetic variation in two sister species with geographically overlapping di...