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. 2017 Dec 6;6(4):42. doi: 10.3390/biology6040042

Table 4.

Examples of Speciation and Adaptive Radiation Involving Interspecific Hybridization and Changes in Chromosome Number.

Fungi: Saccharomyces Yeast
Ciliated Protozoa
Plants: Tragopogon (Asteraceae), Pinus densata, Primula, Sunflowers (Helianthus anomalus), Irises (Iris fulva, I. hexagona, and I. nelsonii), Nicotiana (Solanaceae), Orchidaceae, Brassica napus, Arabidopsis, Potatoes (Solanum stoloniferum and S. hjertingii), Wheats (Aegilops-Triticum group), Cotton (Gossypium)
Animals: Tephritid fruitflies, Mosquitoes, Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies, Heliconius butterflies, Ants, Sculpins (Cottus sp., Teleostei), Sailfin silversides (Teleostei), East African Cichlids, Sparrows, Yellow-rumped (Audubon’s) warbler, Galapagos finches (Geospiza), Clymene dolphin (Delphininae (Cetacea, Mammalia)), Bats, Chinese hares (genus Lepus), Cats (Felidae), Colobine monkeys, Southern African baboons

A fully referenced copy of this table is available as Supplementary Table S4.