The status of supergenes in the 21st century: Recombination suppression in Batesian mimicry and sex chromosomes and other complex adaptations

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 74-90

  Charlesworth, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Batesian mimicry; Distyly; Recombination suppression; Sex chromosomes; Sex limited expression

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954430959     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eva.12291     Document Type: Article

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