Chromosome inversions have fascinated the scientific community, mainly because of their
role in the rapid adaption of different taxa to changing environments. However, the …

Chromosomal inversion polymorphisms are thought to play a role in adaptive divergence,
but the genes conferring adaptive benefits remain elusive. Here we study 2La, a common …

Chromosomal polymorphisms, such as inversions, are presumably involved in the rapid
adaptation of populations to local environmental conditions. Reduced recombination …

The Anopheles gambiae complex of mosquitoes includes malaria vectors at different stages
of speciation, whose study enables a better understanding of how adaptation to divergent …

Chromosomal inversions have been repeatedly involved in local adaptation in a large
number of animals and plants. The ecological and behavioral plasticity of Anopheles …

Inversion polymorphisms in the African malaria vector Anopheles gambiae segregate along
climatic gradients of aridity. Despite indirect evidence of their adaptive significance, little is …

Chromosomal inversions are thought to confer a selective advantage in alternative habitats
by protecting co-adapted alleles from recombination. The frequencies of two inversions (2L …

Background The malaria mosquito species of subgenus Cellia have rich inversion
polymorphisms that correlate with environmental variables. Polymorphic inversions tend to …

The molecular mechanisms and genetic architecture that facilitate adaptive radiation of
lineages remain elusive. Polymorphic chromosomal inversions, due to their recombination …

Abstract Background In the Anopheles gambiae complex, paracentric chromosomal
inversions are non-randomly distributed along the complement: 18/31 (58%) of common …