Determinants of genetic structure of the Sub-Saharan parasitic wasp Cotesia sesamiae
Antoine Branca, Bruno Le Ru, Paul-André Calatayud, Julius Obonyo, Boaz Muzyoka, Claire Capdevielle-Dulac, Laure Kaiser-Arnauld, Jean-François Silvain, Jérémy Gauthier, Corentin Paillusson, Philippe Gayral, Elisabeth A. Herniou, Stéphane Dupas
This study examines the genetic structure of Cotesia sesamiae across Sub-Saharan Africa and finds that host specialization and Wolbachia infections are more influential than geography or climate in shaping population clusters.
bioRxiv · Sep 26, 2017 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology