Large-scale geographic survey provides insights into the colonization history of a major aphid pest on its cultivated apple host in Europe, North America and North Africa
S. G. Olvera-Vazquez, C. Remoue, A. Venon, A. Rousselet, O. Grandcolas, M. Azrine, L. Momont, M. Galan, L. Benoit, G. David, A. Alhmedi, T. Belien, G. Alins, P. Franck, A. Haddioui, , Dapena
The paper investigates the colonization history of the rosy apple aphid across Europe, North America, and North Africa using genetic and microbiota data, finding weak genetic differentiation and limited role of secondary endosymbionts in its spread.
bioRxiv · Dec 11, 2020Evolutionary Biology