Hybridization and range expansion in tamarisk beetles (Diorhabda spp.) introduced to North America for classical biological control
A. R. Stahlke, E. V. Bitume, A. Z. Ozsoy, D. W. Bean, A. Veillet, M. I. Clark, E. I. Clark, P. Moran, R. A. Hufbauer, P. A. Hohenlohe
This study examines the genomic consequences of hybridization and range expansion in tamarisk beetles introduced to North America for biocontrol, finding increased genetic diversity in hybridized populations.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2021Evolutionary Biology