| Title | Replicated host-race formation in bogus yucca moths: genetic and ecological divergence of Prodoxus quinquepunctellus on yucca hosts |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Svennson GP, Althoff DM, Pellmyr O |
| Journal | Evolutionary Ecology Research |
| Volume | 7 |
| Pagination | 1139-1151 |
| Date Published | 2005 |
| Call Number | 00853 |
| Keywords | article, diversification, host-race formation, mitochondrial DNA, ovipositor morphology,, journal, phenology, Prodoxidae, Yucca., speciation |
| Abstract | Goal: Assess host-race formation in certain moths by examining their genetic and ecologicaldifferentiation.Organisms: Stalk-feeding moths, Prodoxus quinquepunctellus, collected from sympatricpopulations of Yucca elata and Y. rostrata in west Texas, USA.Results: Moths on the two yuccas differed significantly in mtDNA haplotype frequencies,emergence time, wing dot number, body size, and ovipositor size and shape.Conclusion: Host-race formation has probably occurred in this yucca moth although geneticdivergence was low. |
| Reprint Edition | In File (01/09/2006) |
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