Migratory behaviour is positively associated with genetic diversity in butterflies

A García‐Berro, V Talla, R Vila, HK Wai… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Migration is typically associated with risk and uncertainty at the population level, but little is
known about its cost–benefit trade‐offs at the species level. Migratory insects in particular …

The isolated Erebia pandrose Apennine population is genetically unique and endangered by climate change

G Sistri, M Menchetti, L Santini… - Insect Conservation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is causing shifts in the distribution of many species and populations
inhabiting mountain tops are particularly vulnerable to these threats because they are …

The genetic legacy of the Quaternary ice ages for West Palearctic butterflies

L Dapporto, M Menchetti, V Dincă, G Talavera… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
The interplay between geographic barriers and climatic oscillations over the past 2.6 million
years structured genetic variation at the continental scale. The genetic legacy of the …

The opposed forces of differentiation and admixture across glacial cycles in the butterfly Aglais urticae

V Marques, JC Hinojosa, L Dapporto… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Glacial cycles lead to periodic population interbreeding and isolation in warm‐adapted
species, which impact genetic structure and evolution. However, the effects of these …

Rewinding the ratchet: rare recombination locally rescues neo-W degeneration and generates plateaus of sex-chromosome divergence

T Decroly, R Vila, K Lohse… - Molecular Biology and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Natural selection is less efficient in the absence of recombination. As a result,
nonrecombining sequences, such as sex chromosomes, tend to degenerate over time …

[HTML][HTML] Conserving genetic diversity hotspots under climate change: Are protected areas helpful?

A Chiocchio, NL Santostasi, A Pezzarossa… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
The conservation of genetic diversity is a major target of the Kunming-Montreal Global
Biodiversity Framework and of the EU Nature Restoration Law, as it provides populations …

Conservation implications of a genomic‐based taxonomy for threatened allopatric Agriades butterflies

NT Lam, V Ivanov, L Dapporto, R Vila… - Insect Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A good knowledge of the evolutionary history of organisms and an accurate taxonomic
framework are keys for efficient biodiversity conservation measures. This is particularly …

Can species endure massive introgression? Genomic evidence of asymmetric gene flow in Melitaea butterflies

JC Hinojosa, V Marques, LS Mesa… - Systematic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hybridisation and introgression are increasingly seen as important drivers of the evolution of
organisms, particularly in Lepidoptera. One group that is gaining attention due to recently …

Taxonomic revision of the Aphaenogaster subterranea species group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

D Zięcina, M Menchetti, L Borowiec, G Bračko… - Annales Zoologici, 2024 - BioOne
Based on the recent developments by studies on the Aphaenogaster subterranea group and
new molecular data, we provide a revision that summarizes the knowledge on the diversity …

A genetic atlas for the butterflies of continental Canada and United States

J D'Ercole, L Dapporto, P Opler, CB Schmidt, C Ho… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Multi-locus genetic data for phylogeographic studies is generally limited in geographic and
taxonomic scope as most studies only examine a few related species. The strong adoption …