Phylogenomics, introgression, and demographic history of South American true toads (Rhinella)

@article{Rivera2021PhylogenomicsIA,
  title={Phylogenomics, introgression, and demographic history of South American true toads (Rhinella)},
  author={Danielle Rivera and Ivan Prates and Thomas J. Firneno and Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues and Janalee P. Caldwell and Matthew K. Fujita},
  journal={Molecular Ecology},
  year={2021},
  volume={31},
  pages={978 - 992}
}
The effects of genetic introgression on species boundaries and how they affect species’ integrity and persistence over evolutionary time have received increased attention. The increasing availability of genomic data has revealed contrasting patterns of gene flow across genomic regions, which impose challenges to inferences of evolutionary relationships and of patterns of genetic admixture across lineages. By characterizing patterns of variation across thousands of genomic loci in a widespread… 
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