Article
Ecological specialization correlates with genotypic differentiation in sympatric host-populations of the pea aphid.
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Mar 2006
Frantz A, Plantegenest M, Mieuzet L, Simon J-C
Abstract excerpt
The pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, encompasses distinct host races specialized on various Fabaceae species, but the extent of genetic divergence associated with ecological specialization varies greatly depending on plant and geographic origins of aphid populations. Here, we studied the genetic structure of French sympatric pea aphid populations collected on perennial (pea and faba bean) and annual (alfalfa and...
Topics
- Animals
- Aphids
- Ecosystem
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Host-Parasite Interactions
- Medicago
- Medicago sativa
- Pisum sativum
- Phenotype
