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Reproductive morph specialisation facilitated by a maternal sex-determining region in a fungus gnat (Bradysia coprophila)
Melany Henot, Robert B Baird, Findlay Duncan…·Laura Ross
The paper investigates maternal genetic sex determination in fungus gnats, showing reproductive morphs diverge in life history traits and gene expression, supporting adaptive specialisation.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.09.717474