Natural hybridization – recombination – an ever-ongoing process

Authors

  • Niels Jacobsen University of Copenhagen
  • Marian Ørgaard Section of Organismal Biology, Department of Plant- and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, 1871 Frederiksberg C, Denmark

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20531/tfb.2019.47.1.05

Keywords:

Araceae, Chromosome numbers, Cryptocoryne, hybridization, evolution

Abstract

Exemplified by studies of the SE Asian genus Cryptocoryne (Araceae) we provide evidence that: 1) interspecific hybridization is an everongoing process, and introgression and gene exchange takes place whenever physically possible throughout the region; 2) artificial hybridization experiments confirm that wide crosses are possible in a large number of cases; 3) rivers and streams provide numerous, diverse habitats for Cryptocoryne diaspores to settle in; 4) the changes in habitats caused by recurrent glaciations resulting in numerous splitting and merging of populations facilitates hybridization and segregation of subsequent generations; 5) hybridization is a major driving element in speciation; 6) populations are the units and stepping stones in evolution – not the species.

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Author Biography

Niels Jacobsen, University of Copenhagen

Section of Organismal Biology, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhage

Prof. Emeritus

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2019-02-14

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Jacobsen, N., & Ørgaard, M. (2019). Natural hybridization – recombination – an ever-ongoing process. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany), 47(1), 19–28. https://doi.org/10.20531/tfb.2019.47.1.05

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