Abstract
Goal: Assess host-race formation in certain moths by examining their genetic and ecological differentiation. Organisms: Stalk-feeding moths, Prodoxus quinquepunctellus, collected from sympatric populations 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 genetic divergence was low.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1139-1151 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Evolutionary Ecology Research |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - Dec 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Diversification
- Host-race formation
- Mitochondrial DNA
- Ovipositor morphology
- Phenology
- Prodoxidae
- Yucca
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics