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
Affiliations
- Yee Wen Low
- Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board
- Sitaram Rajaraman
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
- Crystal M. Tomlin
- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo
- Joffre Ali Ahmad
- Brunei National Herbarium, Forestry Department, Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism
- Wisnu H. Ardi
- Bogor Botanical Garden
- Kate Armstrong
- New York Botanical Garden
- Parusuraman Athen
- Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board
- Ahmad Berhaman
- Faculty of Tropical Forestry, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
- Ruth E. Bone
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Martin Cheek
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Nicholas R. W. Cho
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
- Le Min Choo
- Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board
- Ian D. Cowie
- Northern Territory Herbarium, Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security
- Darren Crayn
- Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University
- Steven J. Fleck
- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo
- Andrew J. Ford
- CSIRO, Land and Water, Tropical Forest Research Centre
- Paul I. Forster
- Queensland Herbarium, Department of Environment and Science, Brisbane Botanic Gardens
- Deden Girmansyah
- Herbarium Bogoriense
- David J. Goyder
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Bruce Gray
- Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University
- Charlie D. Heatubun
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Ali Ibrahim
- Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board
- Bazilah Ibrahim
- Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board
- Himesh D. Jayasinghe
- Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo
- Muhammad Ariffin Kalat
- Brunei National Herbarium, Forestry Department, Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism
- Hashendra S. Kathriarachchi
- Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo
- Endang Kintamani
- Herbarium Bogoriense
- Sin Lan Koh
- Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board
- Joseph T. K. Lai
- Pulau Ubin, Conservation, National Parks Board
- Serena M. L. Lee
- Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board
- Paul K. F. Leong
- Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board
- Wei Hao Lim
- Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board
- Shawn K. Y. Lum
- Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University
- Ridha Mahyuni
- Herbarium Bogoriense
- William J. F. McDonald
- Queensland Herbarium, Department of Environment and Science, Brisbane Botanic Gardens
- Faizah Metali
- Universiti Brunei Darussalam
- Wendy A. Mustaqim
- Program Studi Biologi, Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Samudra
- Akiyo Naiki
- Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus
- Kang Min Ngo
- Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University
- Matti Niissalo
- Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board
- Subhani Ranasinghe
- National Herbarium, Department of National Botanic Gardens
- Rimi Repin
- Sabah Parks
- Himmah Rustiami
- Herbarium Bogoriense
- Victor I. Simbiak
- Universitas Papua
- Rahayu S. Sukri
- Universiti Brunei Darussalam
- Siti Sunarti
- Herbarium Bogoriense
- Liam A. Trethowan
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Anna Trias-Blasi
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Thais N. C. Vasconcelos
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Jimmy F. Wanma
- Universitas Papua
- Pudji Widodo
- Faculty of Biology, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
- Douglas Siril A. Wijesundara
- National Institute of Fundamental Studies
- Stuart Worboys
- Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University
- Jing Wei Yap
- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
- Kien Thai Yong
- Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya
- Gillian S. W. Khew
- Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board
- Jarkko Salojärvi
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
- Todd P. Michael
- The Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
- David J. Middleton
- Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board
- David F. R. P. Burslem
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen
- Charlotte Lindqvist
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
- Eve J. Lucas
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- Victor A. Albert
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32637-x
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 15
Abstract
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.
