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Population Genomics of Incipient Allochronic Divergence in the Pine Processionary Moth.
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2025
Muller Tanguy, Gautier Mathieu, Lombaert Éric, Leblois Raphaël, Sauné Laure, Branco Manuela, Kerdelhué Carole, Perrier Charles
Abstract excerpt
Allochronic divergence is a key evolutionary mechanism that can frequently lead to incipient speciation. Although theoretical models suggest that such divergence is notably facilitated by small population size and genetic polymorphisms influencing reproductive timing, though constrained by genetic load, empirical validation remains limited. We investigated these predictions by re-analysing a case of allochronic...
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- Animals
- Moths
- Genetics, Population
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Speciation
- Portugal
- Sympatry