Population differentiation and genetic variation in performance on eight hosts in the pea aphid complex.

doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00468.x

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Population differentiation and genetic variation in performance on eight hosts in the pea aphid complex.

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Oct 2008

Ferrari Julia, Via Sara, Godfray H Charles J

Abstract excerpt

Phytophagous insects frequently use multiple host-plant species leading to the evolution of specialized host-adapted populations and sometimes eventually to speciation. Some insects are confronted with a large number of host-plant species, which may provide complex routes of gene flow between hos...

Topics

Adaptation, Physiological
Animals
Aphids
England
Environment
Gene Flow
Genetic Speciation
Genotype
Plants

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