Expansion and accelerated evolution of 9-exon odorant receptors in Polistes paper wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
A. W. Legan, C. M. Jernigan, S. E. Miller, M. F. Fuchs, M. J. Sheehan
The paper studies odorant receptor gene evolution in paper wasps, finding 9-exon ORs expanded and under positive selection, but not uniquely diversified among species.
bioRxiv · Sep 4, 2020Evolutionary Biology