Hybridisation has shaped a recent radiation of grass-feeding aphids

Abstract Background Aphids are common crop pests. These insects reproduce by facultative parthenogenesis involving several rounds of clonal reproduction interspersed with an occasional sexual cycle. Furthermore, clonal aphids give birth to live young that are already pregnant. These qualities enable...

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Published in:BMC Biology
Main Authors: Thomas C. Mathers, Roland H. M. Wouters, Sam T. Mugford, Roberto Biello, Cock van Oosterhout, Saskia A. Hogenhout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-07-01
Subjects:
Insect crop pest
Introgression
Comparative genomics
Population genomics
Genome assembly
Sitobion avenae
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01649-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-023-01649-4

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