Article
Population differentiation and genetic variation in host choice among pea aphids from eight host plant genera.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Aug 2006
Ferrari Julia, Godfray H Charles J, Faulconbridge Adam S, Prior Kim, Via Sara
Abstract excerpt
Habitat choice plays a critical role in the processes of host range evolution, specialization, and ecological speciation. Pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, populations from alfalfa and red clover in eastern North America are known to be genetically differentiated and show genetic preferences for th...
Topics
- Animals
- Aphids
- Fabaceae
- Feeding Behavior
- Genetic Speciation
- Genetic Variation
