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Lack of genetic differentiation between monarch butterflies with divergent migration destinations.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2012
Lyons Justine I, Pierce Amanda A, Barribeau Seth M, Sternberg Eleanore D, Mongue Andrew J, De Roode Jacobus C
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Monarch butterflies are best known for their spectacular annual migration from eastern North America to Mexico. Monarchs also occur in the North American states west of the Rocky Mountains, from where they fly shorter distances to the California Coast. Whether eastern and western North American monarchs form one genetic population or are genetically differentiated remains hotly debated, and resolution of this...
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