Dysregulation of pupal diapause in hybrid progenies, introgression and species delimitation within and beyond the Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon Linnaeus) butterfly complex
François Michel, Luc Legal, Krushnamegh K. Kunte, Henri Descimon
The paper investigates postzygotic hybrid incompatibility in Papilio machaon butterflies, finding dysregulated diapause in hybrids and linking it to species delimitation.
bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology