Digest: Dispersal reduction drives rapid diversification in alpine grasshoppers

Jessica Fenker*, Graham A. McCulloch, Mariana Mira Vasconcellos, Daiana Cardoso Silva, Fabricius M.C.B. Domingos

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    Abstract

    Dispersal-associated traits —such as flight ability— influence how species move across the landscape, and can dramatically impact their distributions and patterns of genetic structure. Ortego et al. examine genomic data from two recently diverged alpine grasshopper lineages with distinct wing sizes to assess the demographic impacts of flight loss. The authors showed that flight loss may lead to asymmetric introgression during speciation, and can significantly increase rates of intraspecific diversification.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2132-2134
    Number of pages3
    JournalEvolution
    Volume75
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Aug 2021

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