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Genomic evidence for gene flow between monarchs with divergent migratory phenotypes and flight performance.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2020
Talla Venkat, Pierce Amanda A, Adams Kandis L, de Man Tom J B, Nallu Sumitha, Villablanca Francis X, Kronforst Marcus R, de Roode Jacobus C
Abstract excerpt
Monarch butterflies are known for their spectacular annual migration in eastern North America, with millions of monarchs flying up to 4,500 km to overwintering sites in central Mexico. Monarchs also live west of the Rocky Mountains, where they travel shorter distances to overwinter along the Pacific Coast. It is often assumed that eastern and western monarchs form distinct evolutionary units, but genomic studies...
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