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Transposable elements and introgression introduce genetic variation in the invasive ant Cardiocondyla obscurior.
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2021
Errbii Mohammed, Keilwagen Jens, Hoff Katharina J, Steffen Raphael, Altmüller Janine, Oettler Jan, Schrader Lukas
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Introduced populations of invasive organisms have to cope with novel environmental challenges, while having reduced genetic variation caused by founder effects. The mechanisms associated with this "genetic paradox of invasive species" has received considerable attention, yet few studies have examined the genomic architecture of invasive species. Populations of the heart node ant Cardiocondyla obscurior belong to...
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