Adaptive introgression across semipermeable species boundaries between local Helicoverpa zea and invasive Helicoverpa armigera moths
W. A. Valencia-Montoya, S. Elfekih, H. L. North, J. I. Meier, I. A. Warren, W. T. Tay, K. H. J. Gordon, A. Specht, S. V. Paula-Moraes, R. Rane, T. K. Walsh, C. D. Jiggins
The paper examines hybridization and introgression between invasive Helicoverpa armigera and native H. zea moths in Brazil, finding widespread gene flow but limited species boundary loss except for a specific insecticide-resistance region.
bioRxiv · Dec 15, 2019Evolutionary Biology