Levin, D. A., and D. E. Soltis. 2018. Factors promoting polyploid persistence and diversification and limiting diploid speciation during the K–Pg interlude. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 42:1–7. [View on publisher’s site]

Highlights

  • Rapid population growth and dispersal foster polyploid species establishment.
  • Introgressive hybridization enhances the persistence of polyploid species.
  • Multiple independent origins of polyploid lineages promote their diversification.
  • The extinction of diploid species favors the production of autopolyploids.