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Independent Genetic Mapping Experiments Identify Diverse Molecular Determinants of Host Adaptation in a Generalist Herbivore.
Molecular ecology - 1 Aug 2025
Villacis-Perez Ernesto, De Graeve Femke, De Beer Berdien, Ali Alshami Seham, De Jong Rick, De Meyer Tim, Van Leeuwen Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Interactions between plants and herbivores promote evolutionary change. Studying the evolution of herbivore mechanisms aimed to cope with different host plant species is a critical intersection between evolutionary biology and sustainable pest management. Generalist herbivores are of particular interest, as hybridization between genetically distinct populations can increase the standing genetic variation and...
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- Animals
- Herbivory
- Tetranychidae
- Solanum lycopersicum
- Host Adaptation
- Chromosome Mapping
