Thomas Marcussen

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What are the 'widest' allopolyploids known?

Hybridisation and allopolyploidy can happen between lineages that diverged a long time ago. The 'widest' hybrids that I am aware of are a fern (xCystocarpium roskamianum; Rothfels et al. 2015) and...

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Does anyone have examples of plant lineages that underwent adaptive radiation following tetraploidisation and colonisation of the Americas?

What I am asking for is lineages that a few million years ago dispersed to North or South America, somehow became allopolyploids (for instance after hybridisation with indigeneous species), and...

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