EPISODE · Jul 31, 2020 · 14 MIN
Hereditypod - Reversing speciation?
from Springer Nature · host Springer Nature
Speciation is often considered unidirectional: a continual process of divergence interrupted only by extinction events. However, this isn’t entirely true. In this episode Dr Jente Ottenburghs (Wageningen University) discusses the curious case of the bean geese: where speciation appears to have stopped and, perhaps, begun to reverse. Associated article: Recent introgression between Taiga Bean Goose and Tundra Bean Goose results in a largely homogeneous landscape of genetic differentiation https://www.nature.com/articles/s41437-020-0322-z
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