Hybrid speciation driven by multilocus introgression of ecological traits

Nature, Published online: 17 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07263-wGenomic studies of Heliconius butterflies provide evidence that Heliconius elevatus is a hybrid species, and that its speciation was driven by introgression of traits from Heliconius melpomene into the other parent, an ancestor of Heliconius pardalinus.

Source: Nature AOP - April 17, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Neil Rosser Fernando Seixas Lucie M. Queste Bruna Cama Ronald Mori-Pezo Dmytro Kryvokhyzha Michaela Nelson Rachel Waite-Hudson Matt Goringe Mauro Costa Marianne Elias Clarisse Mendes Eleres de Figueiredo Andr é Victor Lucci Freitas Mathieu Joron Krzyszto Source Type: research