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Digest: Chromosomal architecture of behavioral isolation in marine isopods

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: How do reproductive barriers persist when diverging species come back into contact? Ribardière et al. (2026) investigated this question in 2 marine isopods, Jaera albifrons and Jaera praehirsuta, whose males court females using divergent specialized setae. By combining population genomics and controlled crosses, the authors show that genomic regions resisting interspecific gene flow are concentrated on sex chromosomes and rearranged chromosomes-regions of low recombination that harbor the genetic bases of divergent male courtship traits.

Source: Evolution

DOI: 10.1093/evolut/qpag133

Author: Octavio Manuel Palacios-Gimenez

Institutions: German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Language: English

Topic: Chromosomal and Genetic Variations

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,214

OpenAlex ID: W7170040674

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