Frequencies of house fly proto-Y chromosomes across populations are predicted by temperature heterogeneity within populations
Patrick D. Foy, Sara R. Loetzerich, David J. Boxler, Edwin R. Burgess, Rebecca Trout Fryxell, Alec C. Gerry, Nancy C. Hinkle, Erika T. Machtinger, Cassandra Olds, Aaron M. Tarone, David W. Watson, Jeffrey G. Scott, Richard P. Meisel
The paper measures proto-Y chromosome frequencies in house fly populations across the U.S. and finds that temperature range, not latitudinal clines, explains their distribution.
Journal of Heredity · Oct 7, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology