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Replicated host-race formation in bogus yucca moths: genetic and ecological divergence of Prodoxus quinquepunctellus on yucca hosts

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Summary, in English

Goal: Assess host-race formation in certain moths by examining their genetic and ecological differentiation.

Organisms: Stalk-feeding moths, Prodoxus quinquepunctellus, collected from sympatric populations of Yucca elata and Y rostrata in west Texas, USA.



Results: Moths on the two yuccas differed significantly in mtDNA haplotype frequencies, emergence time, wing dot number, body size, and ovipositor size and shape.



Conclusion: Host-race formation has probably occurred in this yucca moth although genetic divergence was low.

Publishing year

2005

Language

English

Pages

1139-1151

Publication/Series

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volume

7

Issue

8

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Evolutionary Ecology Ltd

Topic

  • Biological Sciences
  • Zoology

Status

Published

Project

  • Chemical ecology of obligate pollination mutualisms

Research group

  • Pheromone Group

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1522-0613