Latent Genetic Effects of Past Selection on Blood Feeding: History Matters

Conventional wisdom is that selection decreases genetic variation in populations, variation that should enable and be essential for population persistence in an ever-changing world. Basically, we find the opposite. Response to selection on biting in the pitcher-plant mosquito, <i>Wyeomyia smit...

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Main Authors: William E. Bradshaw, Piper Kizziar, Rudyard J. Borowczak, Ethan Kirsch, Christina M. Holzapfel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/10/939