Essays about: "Heliconius"

Found 1 essay containing the word Heliconius.

  1. 1. Whole genome resequencing of Heliconius butterflies revolutionizes our view of the level of admixture between species

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Dmytro Kryvokhyzha; [2014]
    Keywords : Heliconius; butterflies; genome; resequencing; admixture; gene flow; sympatric; fst; islands of speciation; phylogeny;

    Abstract : The theory of "genomic islands of speciation" has been extensively debated during the last decade. This thesis not only supports this theory, but provides evidence that challenges previous beliefs on the level of admixture between species. The recently published Heliconius melpomene genome project reported apparent genomic paraphyly of H. READ MORE