Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Genomic insights into rapid speciation within the world’s largest tree genus Syzygium

  • Yee Wen Low,
  • Sitaram Rajaraman,
  • Crystal M. Tomlin,
  • Joffre Ali Ahmad,
  • Wisnu H. Ardi,
  • Kate Armstrong,
  • Parusuraman Athen,
  • Ahmad Berhaman,
  • Ruth E. Bone,
  • Martin Cheek,
  • Nicholas R. W. Cho,
  • Le Min Choo,
  • Ian D. Cowie,
  • Darren Crayn,
  • Steven J. Fleck,
  • Andrew J. Ford,
  • Paul I. Forster,
  • Deden Girmansyah,
  • David J. Goyder,
  • Bruce Gray,
  • Charlie D. Heatubun,
  • Ali Ibrahim,
  • Bazilah Ibrahim,
  • Himesh D. Jayasinghe,
  • Muhammad Ariffin Kalat,
  • Hashendra S. Kathriarachchi,
  • Endang Kintamani,
  • Sin Lan Koh,
  • Joseph T. K. Lai,
  • Serena M. L. Lee,
  • Paul K. F. Leong,
  • Wei Hao Lim,
  • Shawn K. Y. Lum,
  • Ridha Mahyuni,
  • William J. F. McDonald,
  • Faizah Metali,
  • Wendy A. Mustaqim,
  • Akiyo Naiki,
  • Kang Min Ngo,
  • Matti Niissalo,
  • Subhani Ranasinghe,
  • Rimi Repin,
  • Himmah Rustiami,
  • Victor I. Simbiak,
  • Rahayu S. Sukri,
  • Siti Sunarti,
  • Liam A. Trethowan,
  • Anna Trias-Blasi,
  • Thais N. C. Vasconcelos,
  • Jimmy F. Wanma,
  • Pudji Widodo,
  • Douglas Siril A. Wijesundara,
  • Stuart Worboys,
  • Jing Wei Yap,
  • Kien Thai Yong,
  • Gillian S. W. Khew,
  • Jarkko Salojärvi,
  • Todd P. Michael,
  • David J. Middleton,
  • David F. R. P. Burslem,
  • Charlotte Lindqvist,
  • Eve J. Lucas,
  • Victor A. Albert

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32637-x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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The relative importance of the mechanisms underlying species radiation remains unclear. Here, the authors combine reference genome assembly and population genetics analyses to show that neutral forces have contributed to the radiation of the most species-rich tree genus Syzygium.