Ryan A. Folk

TL;DR: A phylogenomic view of Heuchera, long known for frequent hybridization, is presented, incorporating all three independent genomes: targeted nuclear, plastid, and mitochondrial data, confidently suggesting a monophyletic Heucera.

TL;DR: An overview of methods that have been proposed for detecting hybridization with molecular data are provided and a time-extended, comparative view of reticulate evolution is advocated.

TL;DR: Viewing species as historically connected populations with unique role brings together the temporal and phenotypic natures of species, providing a clear way to view species both in a time-limited and time-extended way.

TL;DR: It is found that increases in diversification occurring at the mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum (∼15 Mya) are followed by increases in niche and phenotypic evolutionary rates by ∼5 Mya; all rates increase exponentially to the present, with broad implications for understanding diversification processes and the origin of present-day temperate biotas.

TL;DR: Enrichment for introns is highly successful with little or no sequencing dropout at low taxonomic levels despite higher substitution and indel frequencies, and should be exploited in studies of species complexes.