Genetic Differentiation of Bisexual and Parthenogenetic Populations of Plant Louse Cacopsylla ledi (Hemiptera, Psylloidea)
Nazar A Shapoval, Seppo Nokkala, Christina Nokkala, Galina N Shapoval, Eugenia S Labina, Anna E Romanovich, Valentina G Kuznetsova, Steven Trewick · 2025
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Description
One plant louse species breeds in two ways: some groups mate, and others clone themselves without males. Shapoval and co-authors trace how those two modes split across the species' range in a 2025 study. They join gene tests, cell-level checks, and a screen for a bacterium that can twist insect breeding.
Their results say the mating mode arose at least twice in the species' past. Mating groups in the south of Fennoscandia stem from the old stock. Those in the north are a fresh switch back from cloning. In the south, the two lineages stand apart in their genes with ease. The study shows how a single species can hold split breeding plans, and how fast they can flip in the wild.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nazar A Shapoval, Seppo Nokkala, Christina Nokkala, Galina N Shapoval, Eugenia S Labina, Anna E Romanovich, Valentina G Kuznetsova, Steven Trewick |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |