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Contemporary evolution of a Lepidopteran species, Heliothis virescens, in response to modern agricultural practices.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jan 2018
Fritz Megan L, DeYonke Alexandra M, Papanicolaou Alexie, Micinski Stephen, Westbrook John, Gould Fred
Abstract excerpt
Adaptation to human-induced environmental change has the potential to profoundly influence the genomic architecture of affected species. This is particularly true in agricultural ecosystems, where anthropogenic selection pressure is strong. Heliothis virescens primarily feeds on cotton in its larval stages, and US populations have been declining since the widespread planting of transgenic cotton, which...
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