Dual expansion routes likely underlie the present-day population structure in a Parnassius butterfly across the Japanese Archipelago
Hideyuki Tamura, Tomoaki Noda, Mikiko Hayashi, Yuko Fujii, Noriko Iwata, Yuko Yokota, Masanori Murata, Chisato Tatematsu, Hideshi Naka, Akio Tera, Katsumi Ono, Kakeru Yokoi, Takanori Kato, Tomoko Okamoto, Koji Tsuchida
This study uses mtDNA and SNP data to trace the dispersal history of Parnassius glacialis across the Japanese Archipelago, identifying two expansion routes and four genetic barriers.
bioRxiv · Jul 16, 2024 · PreprintMolecular Biology