Article
Contemporary evolution of a Lepidopteran species, <i>Heliothis virescens</i> , in response to modern agricultural practices
2017-01-26
Abstract excerpt
Adaptation to human-induced environmental change has the potential to profoundly influence the genomic architecture of affected species. This is particularly true in agricultural ecosystems, where anthropogenic selection pressure is strong. Heliothis virescens feeds on cotton in its larval stages and US populations have been declining since the widespread planting of transgenic cotton, which endogenously express...
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- c3eb3eb1-41e3-5ea8-80fe-5310bd762f38
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- 10.1101/103382