Migratory behavior is positively associated with genetic diversity in butterflies
A. Garcia-Berro, V. Talla, R. Vila, H. K. Wai, D. Shipilina, K.-G. Chan, N. E. Pierce, N. Backström, G. Talavera
The paper uses genomic data to show migratory butterflies have higher genetic diversity and stable population sizes compared to non-migratory species.
bioRxiv · Jun 21, 2022Evolutionary Biology