The Drosophila buzzatii cluster is composed of seven cactophilic species and their known
geographical distribution encompasses the open vegetation diagonal, which includes the …

The parasitoid Leptopilina heterotoma has been used as a model system for more than 70
years, contributing greatly to diverse research areas in ecology and evolution. Here, we …

We present a revised molecular phylogeny of the Drosophila repleta group including 62
repleta group taxa and nine outgroup species based on four mitochondrial and six nuclear …

Cactophilic Drosophila species provide a valuable model to study gene–environment
interactions and ecological adaptation. Drosophila buzzatii and Drosophila mojavensis are …

High‐throughput transcriptome studies are breaking new ground to investigate the
responses that organisms deploy in alternative environments. Nevertheless, much remains …

Advances in next-generation sequencing technologies have liberated our dependency on
model laboratory species for answering genomic and transcriptomic level questions. These …

Abstract The Drosophila buzzatii Patterson & Wheeler cluster (repleta group) includes seven
species: D. buzzatii Patterson & Wheeler, D. koepferae Fontdevila et al. D. serido Vilela & …

The evolution of cactophily in the genus Drosophila was a major ecological transition
involving over a hundred species in the Americas that acquired the capacity to cope with a …

Host plant shifts in herbivorous insects often involve facing new environments that may
speed up the evolution of oviposition behavior, performance-related traits, morphology, and …

Understanding how and when key novel adaptations evolved is a central goal of
evolutionary biology. Within the immigrans‐tripunctata radiation of Drosophila, many …