Genetic dissection of assortative mating behavior
R. M. Merrill, P. Rastas, M.-C. Melo, S. H. Martin, S. Barker, J. Davey, W. O. McMillan, C. Jiggins
This study identifies three large-effect QTLs underlying divergent male preference behavior in Heliconius butterflies, linking them to color pattern genes and suggesting modular evolution of assortative mating traits.
bioRxiv · Aug 29, 2018Evolutionary Biology