Evolution of strong reproductive isolation in plants: Broad-scale patterns and lessons from a perennial model group

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences

Volume

375

Issue

1806

First Page

20190544

PubMed ID

32654641

Publisher

The Royal Society Publishing

School

School of Science

RAS ID

32919

Comments

Shang, H., Hess, J., Pickup, M., Field, D. L., Ingvarsson, P. K., Liu, J., & Lexer, C. (2020). Evolution of strong reproductive isolation in plants: broad-scale patterns and lessons from a perennial model group. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 375(1806), Article 20190544. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0544

Abstract

Many recent studies have addressed the mechanisms operating during the early stages of speciation, but surprisingly few studies have tested theoretical predictions on the evolution of strong reproductive isolation (RI). To help address this gap, we first undertook a quantitative review of the hybrid zone literature for flowering plants in relation to reproductive barriers. Then, using Populus as an exemplary model group, we analysed genome-wide variation for phylogenetic tree topologies in both early- and late-stage speciation taxa to determine how these patterns may be related to the genomic architecture of RI. Our plant literature survey revealed variation in barrier complexity and an association between barrier number and introgressive gene flow. Focusing on Populus, our genome-wide analysis of tree topologies in speciating poplar taxa points to unusually complex genomic architectures of RI, consistent with earlier genome-wide association studies. These architectures appear to facilitate the 'escape' of introgressed genome segments from polygenic barriers even with strong RI, thus affecting their relationships with recombination rates. Placed within the context of the broader literature, our data illustrate how phylogenomic approaches hold great promise for addressing the evolution and temporary breakdown of RI during late stages of speciation. This article is part of the theme issue 'Towards the completion of speciation: the evolution of reproductive isolation beyond the first barriers'.

DOI

10.1098/rstb.2019.0544

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