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An Equatorial Hemispheric Barrier Shapes the Diversification of Migratory Belenois Butterflies

Janiczek, Anna; Palahi i Torres, Aleix; Dapporto, Leonardo; Diaz-martinez, Gemma et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2026

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Resource Availability Modulates Gene Expression Across Life Stages in a Migratory Butterfly

Shipilina, Daria; Höök, Lars; Näsvall, Karin; Talla, Venkat et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2026

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No Preference for Performance: Host Plant Preference, Offspring Performance and Host Plant Distribution in the Butterfly Aricia artaxerxes

Larsson Åberg, Vanda; Boman, Jesper; Backström, Niclas; Lind, Martin I.

Part of Ecology and Evolution, 2026

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Divergence in expression of a singing-related neuroplasticity gene in the brains of 2 Ficedula flycatchers and their hybrids

Wheatcroft, David; Backström, Niclas; Dutoit, Ludovic; McFarlane, S. Eryn et al.

Part of G3, 2025

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Isotope geolocation and population genomics in Vanessa cardui: Short- and long-distance migrants are genetically undifferentiated

Reich, Megan S.; Shipilina, Daria; Talla, Venkat; Bahleman, Farid et al.

Part of PNAS Nexus, 2025

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On the origin of an insular hybrid butterfly species

Boman, Jesper; Nolen, Zachary J.; Backström, Niclas

Part of Evolution, p. 510-524, 2025

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Trans-Atlantic Dispersal and Introgression Explain Holarctic Disjunct Distributions in Vanessa Butterflies

Palahi i Torres, Aleix; Garcia-Berro, Aurora; Dinca, Vlad; Voda, Raluca et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2025

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A north-south hemispheric migratory divide in the butterfly Vanessa cardui

Garcia-Berro, Aurora; Shipilina, Daria; Backström, Niclas; Suchan, Tomasz et al.

Part of Nature Communications, 2025

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Evolution of Hybrid Inviability Associated With Chromosome Fusions

Boman, Jesper; Näsvall, Karin; Vila, Roger; Wiklund, Christer et al.

Part of Molecular Ecology, 2025

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Temporal dynamics of faster neo-Z evolution in butterflies

Höök, Lars; Vila, Roger; Wiklund, Christer; Backström, Niclas

Part of Evolution, p. 1554-1567, 2024

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