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September 21, 2025Molecular Biology and EvolutionOpen Access

Tales of a Super Butterfly: Is Vanessa carye a Truly Migrant Species? Unraveling Migration Using Morphological and Genomics Approaches

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AVAmado Villalobos-LeivaEREnrique Rodríguez‐SerranoFCFranco Cruz-Jofré

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Overview

This research analyzes genetic diversity and wing shape variation in Vanessa carye, indicating migratory behavior and routes.

Key Points

  • Results show V. carye is a genetically homogeneous unit with two populations across 5,000 km.
  • Mean heterozygosity of the species is recorded at 5.74%, revealing genetic diversity in its migratory behavior.
  • Analysis involved single-nucleotide polymorphisms and geometric morphometrics to assess population structure and wing shape.
  • Findings suggest that V. carye maintains gene flow over large distances without local adaptation in wing shape.

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Villalobos-Leiva et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d46fd431b076d99fa6a199https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf212
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