doublesex is a mimicry supergene

K Kunte, W Zhang, A Tenger-Trolander, DH Palmer… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
One of the most striking examples of sexual dimorphism is sex-limited mimicry in butterflies,
a phenomenon in which one sex—usually the female—mimics a toxic model species …

Multilocus Species Trees Show the Recent Adaptive Radiation of the Mimetic Heliconius Butterflies

KM Kozak, N Wahlberg, AFE Neild… - Systematic …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Müllerian mimicry among Neotropical Heliconiini butterflies is an excellent example of
natural selection, associated with the diversification of a large continental-scale radiation …

Genome-wide introgression among distantly related Heliconius butterfly species

W Zhang, KK Dasmahapatra, J Mallet, GRP Moreira… - Genome biology, 2016 - Springer
Background Although hybridization is thought to be relatively rare in animals, the raw
genetic material introduced via introgression may play an important role in fueling …

Tiger swallowtail genome reveals mechanisms for speciation and caterpillar chemical defense

Q Cong, D Borek, Z Otwinowski, NV Grishin - Cell reports, 2015 - cell.com
Predicting phenotype from genotype represents the epitome of biological questions.
Comparative genomics of appropriate model organisms holds the promise of making it …

Dynamic karyotype evolution and unique sex determination systems in Leptidea wood white butterflies

J Šíchová, A Voleníková, V Dincă, P Nguyen… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2015 - Springer
Background Chromosomal rearrangements have the potential to limit the rate and pattern of
gene flow within and between species and thus play a direct role in promoting and …

A history of hybrids? Genomic patterns of introgression in the True Geese

J Ottenburghs, HJ Megens, RHS Kraus… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2017 - Springer
Background The impacts of hybridization on the process of speciation are manifold, leading
to distinct patterns across the genome. Genetic differentiation accumulates in certain …

Climate-driven reshuffling of species and genes: potential conservation roles for species translocations and recombinant hybrid genotypes

JM Scriber - Insects, 2013 - mdpi.com
Comprising 50%–75% of the world's fauna, insects are a prominent part of biodiversity in
communities and ecosystems globally. Biodiversity across all levels of biological …

Comparative genomics of the mimicry switch in Papilio dardanus

MJTN Timmermans, SW Baxter… - … of the Royal …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The African Mocker Swallowtail, Papilio dardanus, is a textbook example in evolutionary
genetics. Classical breeding experiments have shown that wing pattern variation in this …

Integrative taxonomy tests possible hybridisation between Central Asian cerambycids (Coleoptera)

L Karpiński, P Gorring, J Hilszczański… - Zoologica …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hybridisation can lead to the formation of new evolutionary lineages and some described
insect species may in fact be first‐generation hybrids of their parental species. Anoplistes …

Genomics at the evolving species boundary

CF Arias, S Van Belleghem, WO McMillan - Current opinion in insect …, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Hybridizing taxa show highly heterogeneous patterns of genomic differentiation.•
Genomic heterogeneity reflects the interplay of a number of evolutionary forces.•Population …