Reproductive strategies and their consequences for divergence, gene flow, and genetic diversity in three taxa of Clarkia.

ABSTRACT: Differences in reproductive strategies can have important implications for macro- and micro-evolutionary processes. We used a comparative approach through a population genetics lens to evaluate how three distinct reproductive strategies shape patterns of divergence among as well as gene flow and genetic diversity within three closely related taxa in the genus Clarkia. One taxon is a predominantly autonomous self-fertilizer and the other two taxa are predominantly outcrossing but vary in the primary pollinator they attract. In genotyping populations using genotyping-by-sequencing and comparing loci shared across taxa, our results suggest that differences in reproductive strategies in part promote evolutionary divergence among these closely related taxa. Contrary to expectations, we found th

SUBMITTER: Diaz-Martin Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10673949 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature