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Genomic divergence and lack of introgressive hybridization between two 13-year periodical cicadas support life cycle switching in the face of climate change.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2016
Koyama Takuya, Ito Hiromu, Fujisawa Tomochika, Ikeda Hiroshi, Kakishima Satoshi, Cooley John R, Simon Chris, Yoshimura Jin, Sota Teiji
Abstract excerpt
Life history evolution spurred by post-Pleistocene climatic change is hypothesized to be responsible for the present diversity in periodical cicadas (Magicicada), but the mechanism of life cycle change has been controversial. To understand the divergence process of 13-year and 17-year cicada life cycles, we studied genetic relationships between two synchronously emerging, parapatric 13-year periodical cicada...
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