Hybrid speciation in Heliconius butterflies? A review and critique of the evidence

Genetica

Volumn 139, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 589-609

  Brower, Andrew V Z ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Admixture; Ecological speciation; Homoploid; Interspecific gene flow; Introgression; Magic traits; Mimicry

Indexed keywords

MANNOSE PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; TRIOSEPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; BUTTERFLY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; MANNOSE-6-PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRIOSE-PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE;

HELICONIUS; HELICONIUS CYDNO; HELICONIUS ERATO; HELICONIUS HEURIPPA; HELICONIUS MELPOMENE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 79955799278     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-010-9530-4     Document Type: Review

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