Temporal and habitat adaptations in Drosophila subobscura populations: changes in chromosomal inversions.

ABSTRACT: In insects, chromosomal inversion polymorphism has been related with different adaptations, including global warming. Regarding this environmental change, Drosophila subobscura stands out as a useful model species due to its rich inversion polymorphism covering the whole karyotype. The main aims of this research were to analyze the differentiation of this polymorphism in Jastrebac Mt. (Serbia) depending on the different habitats (beech and oak forests) and over time. These latter changes were studied in relation to climatic variables (mean, minimum and maximum temperatures, humidity and rainfall). Microdifferentiation was observed between beech and oak forests, mainly for the A and O chromosomes. However, the changes over time turned out to be larger than those due to habitat. In Jastrebac

SUBMITTER: Zivanovic G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12031780 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature