2019
Identification of winter moth (Operophtera brumata) refugia in North Africa and the Italian Peninsula during the last glacial maximum
Andersen J, Havill N, Mannai Y, Ezzine O, Dhahri S, Jamâa M, Caccone A, Elkinton J. Identification of winter moth (Operophtera brumata) refugia in North Africa and the Italian Peninsula during the last glacial maximum. Ecology And Evolution 2019, 9: 13931-13941. PMID: 31938492, PMCID: PMC6953680, DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWinter mothGenetic diversityLast Glacial MaximumQuaternary climatic oscillationsWinter moth populationsUse of refugiaSecondary contactGlacial refugiaNonnative speciesGenetic distinctnessIberian refugiumGenetic distanceBayesian clusteringLGM refugiaPolymorphic microsatellitesRefugiaApproximate Bayesian computation methodsItalian peninsulaMoth individualsOak forestsClimatic oscillationsGenetic relationshipsMoth populationsTemperate regionsGlacial Maximum
2017
Postglacial recolonization shaped the genetic diversity of the winter moth (Operophtera brumata) in Europe
Andersen J, Havill N, Caccone A, Elkinton J. Postglacial recolonization shaped the genetic diversity of the winter moth (Operophtera brumata) in Europe. Ecology And Evolution 2017, 7: 3312-3323. PMID: 28515868, PMCID: PMC5433974, DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistinct glacial refugiaWinter mothPostglacial recolonizationGene flowGlacial refugiaGenetic diversityOngoing gene flowObserved genetic patternsQuaternary climatic oscillationsLong-distance dispersalResult of dispersalPolymorphic microsatellite lociMajor genetic clustersNorthern puritySouthern richnessSecondary contactHybrid zoneSpecies diversityNorthern populationsSouthern populationsGenetic clustersMicrosatellite lociWestern PalearcticGenetic lineagesGenetic patterns