Gene flow, genomic homogenization and the timeline to speciation in Amazonian manakins.

Phylogeographical studies of the most species-rich region of the planet-the Amazon basin-have repeatedly uncovered genetically distinctive, allopatric lineages within currently named species, but understanding whether such lineages are reproductively isolated species is challenging. Here we harness the power of genome-wide data sets together with detailed phylogeographical sampling to both characterize the number of unique lineages and infer levels of reproductive isolation for three parapatric manakin species that make up the genus Pipra. The mitochondrial and nuclear genomes both support six distinctive lineages.