Door 5: Horsetail (Equisetum) species still hybridise, 100 million years after they diverged
In a previous blogpost, I asked the question how long species are able to form hybrids after their lineages diverged — and I showed that certain species of flowering... Read more.
Månedens gruppe for juni. Myrfiolene – ei artsgruppe der hybridisering skaper, endrer og fjerner mangfold
Hvorfor er denne gruppa interessant å studere?Myrfiolgruppa (Viola seksjon Plagiostigma, underseksjon Stolonosae; Violaceae) er ei av flere artergrupper i den nordlige... Read more.
The marsh violets – a lineage where hybridisation creates, modifies and deletes diversity
Why is this group interesting to study? The marsh violet group (Viola sect. Plagiostigma, subsect. Stolonosae, in part; Violaceae) is one of numerous north-temperate... Read more.
Door 15: CEG involvement in the European BGE genome sequencing project
CEG research group members Torsten Struck and myself are coordinating the task of Community Sampling, within WP5 of the the EU-funded BioGenomics Europe project.... Read more.
Door 4: For how long can species retain the ability to form hybrids?
All the biodiversity on our planet has originated through a series of speciation events. Speciation occurs when two lineages cease interbreeding, for one reason... Read more.
Group of the month September– Viola
This month I wish to present a group that I have been working on for nearly 30 years, the angiosperm genus Viola which comprises violets and pansies (Figure 1).... Read more.