Walking alone to the north: The origin and historical expansion of the polyploid parthenogenetic lineage in a weevil
Shota Murakami, Po‐Wei Hsu, Takashi Sato, Isao Matoba, Shigeto Dobata
The paper identifies a polyploid parthenogenetic lineage in a weevil that expanded northward, showing parallels with plant patterns of asexual reproduction and range expansion.
bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology