The role of chromosomal inversions in local adaptation and ecotype formation across a variable landscape in an intertidal snail
James Reeve, Olga Ortega‐Martinez, Per Bergström, Eva L. Koch, Kerstin Johannesson, Roger Kenneth Butlin
This study identifies 18 chromosomal inversions in Littorina saxatilis that respond to environmental variation and influence phenotypic traits, explaining 15% of phenotypic variation.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology