Salinity is associated with habitat use and mitochondrial lineage diversity in halophilic Ephydra flies (Diptera: Ephydridae)
Kirsten Isabel Verster, David B. Herbst, Ekaterina Yu. Yakovleva, Sarah Borja, Emily Celallos Fuentes, Vianda Nguyen, Andrew Wang, Ashley Wong, Alina Zhang, Carly Biedul, Bonnie K. Baxter
The paper examines salinity preferences and mitochondrial lineage diversity in Ephydra flies, finding strong salinity associations and evolutionary relationships influencing salinity envelopes.
bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology