Novel genetic association with migratory diapause in Australian monarch butterflies
Our results provide an intriguing example of how the temporary loss of migration-in this case likely over hundreds of generations-may not entail the loss of genetic variation associated with this complex life history strategy.
Authors
- Michael R. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5874-8693)
- William Hemstrom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2408-9535)
- Micah G. Freedman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1739-1864)
- Myron P. Zalucki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9603-7577)
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Ecology and Evolution
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-025-02384-w
- Primary Topic
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- University of California, Davis