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Wolbachia-driven selective sweep in a range expanding insect species.
BMC ecology and evolution - 25 Sept 2021
Deng Junchen, Assandri Giacomo, Chauhan Pallavi, Futahashi Ryo, Galimberti Andrea, Hansson Bengt, Lancaster Lesley T, Takahashi Yuma, Svensson Erik I, Duplouy Anne
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Evolutionary processes can cause strong spatial genetic signatures, such as local loss of genetic diversity, or conflicting histories from mitochondrial versus nuclear markers. Investigating these genetic patterns is important, as they may reveal obscured processes and players. The maternally inherited bacterium Wolbachia is among the most widespread symbionts in insects. Wolbachia typically spreads...
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