Elevated rates of positive selection drive the evolution of pestiferousness in the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Say)
Z. P. Cohen, K. Brevik, Y. H. Chen, D. J. Hawthorne, B. D. Weibel, S. D. Schoville
This study identifies genes under positive selection in the Colorado potato beetle linked to pestiferous traits like detoxification and chemosensation.
bioRxiv · Dec 10, 2019Evolutionary Biology