The tale of the Edith's checkerspot: Butterflies caught in an evolutionary trap
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-05132-x
Abstract: In a meadow in America a group of butterflies have been drawn into a lethal evolutionary trap. Nature Video uses painted hands to tell the story of the Edith’s checkerspot butterfly. In a meadow in… read more here.
Keywords: edith checkerspot; tale edith; evolutionary trap; trap ... See more keywords
A Genome for Edith’s Checkerspot Butterfly: An Insect with Complex Host-Adaptive Suites and Rapid Evolutionary Responses to Environmental Changes
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DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evac113
Abstract: Abstract Insects have been key players in the assessments of biodiversity impacts of anthropogenically driven environmental change, including the evolutionary and ecological impacts of climate change. Populations of Edith’s Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas editha) adapt rapidly… read more here.
Keywords: checkerspot butterfly; genome edith; responses environmental; edith checkerspot ... See more keywords