Isotope geolocation and population genomics in Vanessa cardui: Short- and long-distance migrants are genetically undifferentiated
M. S. Reich, D. Shipilina, V. Talla, F. Bahleman, K. Kebe, J. L. Berger, N. Backström, G. Talavera, C. P. Bataille
The paper uses isotope geolocation and genome-wide analysis to show that short- and long-distance migratory V. cardui butterflies are genetically undifferentiated, suggesting migration distance is environmentally plastic.
bioRxiv · Dec 10, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology