Analyzing the neutral and adaptive background of butterfly voltinism reveals structural variation in a core circadian gene
O Lindestad, S Nylin, CW Wheat, K Gotthard - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Many insects exhibit geographic variation in voltinism, the number of generations produced
per year. This includes high-latitude species in previously glaciated areas, implying …
per year. This includes high-latitude species in previously glaciated areas, implying …
Local adaptation of life cycles in a butterfly is associated with variation in several circadian clock genes
Many insects exhibit geographical variation in voltinism, the number of generations
produced per year. This includes high‐latitude species in previously glaciated areas …
produced per year. This includes high‐latitude species in previously glaciated areas …
[HTML][HTML] Geographic variation in life cycles: Local adaptation and ecological genetics in a temperate butterfly
O Lindestad - 2020 - diva-portal.org
Conditions in nature change with the seasons, necessitating seasonal adaptations that
synchronize the life cycles of organisms with their surroundings. Such regulatory …
synchronize the life cycles of organisms with their surroundings. Such regulatory …
[HTML][HTML] Testing for variation in photoperiodic plasticity in a butterfly: Inconsistent effects of circadian genes between geographic scales
abstract The genetic components of the circadian clock have been implicated as involved in
photoperiodic regulation of winter diapause across various insect groups, thereby …
photoperiodic regulation of winter diapause across various insect groups, thereby …
Local adaptation of photoperiodic plasticity maintains life cycle variation within latitudes in a butterfly
The seasonal cycle varies geographically and organisms are under selection to express life
cycles that optimally exploit their spatiotemporal habitats. In insects, this often means …
cycles that optimally exploit their spatiotemporal habitats. In insects, this often means …
Explaining the sawtooth: latitudinal periodicity in a circadian gene correlates with shifts in generation number
RC Levy, GM Kozak, CB Wadsworth… - Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Many temperate insects take advantage of longer growing seasons at lower latitudes by
increasing their generation number or voltinism. In some insects, development time abruptly …
increasing their generation number or voltinism. In some insects, development time abruptly …
[HTML][HTML] Consistent trait-temperature interactions drive butterfly phenology in both incidental and survey data
Data availability limits phenological research at broad temporal and spatial extents.
Butterflies are among the few taxa with broad-scale occurrence data, from both incidental …
Butterflies are among the few taxa with broad-scale occurrence data, from both incidental …
CIRCADIAN CLOCK REGULATION OF PHOTOPERIODIC RESPONSES IN THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY
S Iiams - 2021 - oaktrust.library.tamu.edu
Since the dawn of life on Earth, organisms have had to overcome tremendous challenges in
securing food, territory, and mates in order to survive daily and seasonal environmental …
securing food, territory, and mates in order to survive daily and seasonal environmental …
Partial reuse of circadian clock genes along parallel clines of diapause in two moth species
Y Yu, LL Huang, FS Xue, EB Dopman - Molecular Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the molecular basis of repeated evolution improves our ability to predict
evolution across the tree of life. Only since the last decade has high‐throughput sequencing …
evolution across the tree of life. Only since the last decade has high‐throughput sequencing …
[HTML][HTML] Adaptive evolution of the circadian gene timeout in insects
HF Gu, JH Xiao, LM Niu, B Wang, GC Ma, DW Dunn… - Scientific Reports, 2014 - nature.com
Most insects harbor two paralogous circadian genes, namely timeout and timeless.
However, in the Hymenoptera only timeout is present. It remains unclear whether both …
However, in the Hymenoptera only timeout is present. It remains unclear whether both …