Behavioral and phenotypic constraint belie deep genomic divergence and seasonal adaptation in a widespread desert lizard
Raúl Araya‐Donoso, Elizabeth Dávalos-Dehullu, Zachary Lakusik-Drescher, Douglas G. Moore, Benjamin T. Wilder, Andrés Lira‐Noriega, Adrián Munguía‐Vega, Kenro Kusumi, Greer Dolby
The paper integrates genomic, morphological, climatic, and behavioral data to show that behavioral flexibility constrains phenotypic divergence despite deep genomic differentiation in desert lizards.
bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology