Complex structural variation and behavioral interactions underpin a balanced sexual mimicry polymorphism
T. O. Dodge, B. Y. Kim, J. J. Baczenas, S. M. Banerjee, T. R. Gunn, A. E. Donny, L. A. Given, A. R. Rice, S. K. Haase Cox, M. L. Weinstein, R. Cross, B. M. Moran, K. Haber, N. B. Haghani, J. A. Machin Kairuz, , M. Schumer
The paper identifies a genetic basis for a sexual mimicry polymorphism in swordtail fish and links it to behavioral interactions that may maintain the polymorphism.
bioRxiv · May 13, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology