The contribution of the edaphic factor as a driver of recent plant diversification in a Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot

A Buira, M Fernández‐Mazuecos, C Aedo… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The high diversification rates of plant lineages in the Mediterranean Basin hotspot have
been linked to a complex interaction of climatic stressors, geographic isolation and soil type …

Evolution in the Model Genus Antirrhinum Based on Phylogenomics of Topotypic Material

A Otero, M Fernández-Mazuecos… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Researchers in phylogenetic systematics typically choose a few individual representatives of
every species for sequencing based on convenience (neighboring populations, herbarium …

Climatic niche pre-adaptation in mainland Europe facilitated the colonization of Madeira by ivies (Hedera L., Araliaceae)

A Alonso, A Gallego-Narbón, MC de la Iglesia… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Background and aims The way plants cope with biotic and abiotic selective pressures
determines their success in the colonization of remote oceanic islands, which ultimately …

Plant speciation in the Namib Desert: origin of a widespread derivative species from a narrow endemic

JJ Milton, M Affenzeller, RJ Abbott, HP Comes - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Abstract Background Parapatric (or 'budding') speciation is increasingly recognized as an
important phenomenon in plant evolution but its role in extreme (eg desert) environments is …