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 …

Two sympatric lineages of Australian Cnestus solidus share Ambrosiella symbionts but not Wolbachia

JRM Bickerstaff, BH Jordal, M Riegler - Heredity, 2024 - nature.com
Sympatric lineages of inbreeding species provide an excellent opportunity to investigate
species divergence patterns and processes. Many ambrosia beetle lineages (Curculionidae …

Breeding Polyommatus icarus Serves as a Large-Scale and Environmentally Friendly Source of Precisely Tuned Photonic Nanoarchitectures

G Piszter, Z Bálint, K Kertész, L Szatmári, G Sramkó… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This study introduces a cost-effective and environmentally friendly
laboratory procedure and infrastructure that can be readily applied to industrial production …

Diversification linked to larval host plant in the butterfly Eumedonia eumedon

JC Hinojosa, C Montiel‐Pantoja… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It is widely accepted that the relationship between phytophagous insects and their host
plants influences insect diversification. However, studies addressed at documenting host …

The last days of Aporia crataegi (L.) in Britain: Evaluating genomic erosion in an extirpated butterfly

R Whitla, K Hens, J Hogan, G Martin… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Current rates of habitat degradation and climate change are causing unprecedented
declines in global biodiversity. Studies on vertebrates highlight how conservation genomics …

Genomics and ecological modelling clarify species integrity in a confusing group of butterflies

EO Campbell, ZG MacDonald, EV Gage… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in both genomics and ecological modelling present new, multidisciplinary
opportunities for resolving species boundaries and understanding the mechanisms that …

Identification of source populations for reintroduction in extinct populations based on genome-wide SNPs and mtDNA sequence: a case study of the endangered …

N Nakahama, T Hanaoka, T Itoh, T Kishimoto… - Journal of Insect …, 2022 - Springer
The use of genetically closely related populations as reintroduction sources is crucial in
restoration programmes for endangered species because genetically distant populations …

Spatially Varying Wolbachia Frequencies Reveal the Invasion Origin of an Agricultural Pest Recently Introduced From Europe to North America

S Lečić, TM Wolfe, A Ghosh, S Satar… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The introduction of non‐native species across the world represents a major global
challenge. Retracing invasion origin is an important first step in understanding the invasion …

Wolbachia infection status and molecular diversity in the species of tribe Tagiadini Mabille, 1878 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) collected in China

X Wei, J Zhu, AA Hoffmann, J Jia, M **ao… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Wolbachia, one of the most ubiquitous heritable symbionts in lepidopteran insects, can
cause mitochondrial introgression in related host species. We recently found mito‐nuclear …

Patterns of DNA barcode diversity in butterfl y species (Lepidoptera) introduced to the Nearctic

J D'ercole, L Dapporto, C Schmidt, V Dincă, G Talavera… - 2022 - digital.csic.es
One of the main consequences of globalization is the intensification of biological
introductions. Because of their negative impact on environments, the early detection and …