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Genetics of flight in spongy moths (Lymantria dispar ssp.): functionally integrated profiling of a complex invasive trait.
BMC genomics - 31 May 2024
Blackburn Gwylim S, Keeling Christopher I, Prunier Julien, Keena Melody A, Béliveau Catherine, Hamelin Richard, Havill Nathan P, Hebert Francois Olivier, Levesque Roger C, Cusson Michel, Porth Ilga
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Flight can drastically enhance dispersal capacity and is a key trait defining the potential of exotic insect species to spread and invade new habitats. The phytophagous European spongy moths (ESM, Lymantria dispar dispar) and Asian spongy moths (ASM; a multi-species group represented here by L. d. asiatica and L. d. japonica), are globally invasive species that vary in adult female flight...
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