Christer Wiklund

The paper identifies genomic regions linked to hybrid inviability in butterflies by comparing allele frequencies in surviving and non-surviving F2 hybrids, showing these regions are in fast-evolving, low-recombination areas with chromosome fusions.

The paper examines the faster-Z effect in Leptidea sinapis, showing that neo-Z chromosomes evolve at different rates due to varying selective pressures and W gametolog presence.

The paper investigates meiotic drive in butterfly hybrids, finding transmission biases that favor or oppose chromosome fusions, suggesting meiotic drive can both promote and hinder karyotypic evolution.

This study investigates recombination rate variation in butterflies, finding bimodal patterns in large chromosomes, lower rates in subtelomeres, and associations with transposable elements and gene activity.