Molecular evidence of hybridization in sympatric populations of the Enantia jethys complex (Lepidoptera: Pieridae).

ABSTRACT: Hybridization events are frequently demonstrated in natural butterfly populations. One interesting butterfly complex species is the Enantia jethys complex that has been studied for over a century; many debates exist regarding the species composition of this complex. Currently, three species that live sympatrically in the Gulf slope of Mexico (Enantia jethys, E. mazai, and E. albania) are recognized in this complex (based on morphological and molecular studies). Where these species live in sympatry, some cases of interspecific mating have been observed, suggesting hybridization events. Considering this, we employed a multilocus approach (analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear sequences: COI, RpS5, and Wg; and nuclear dominant markers: inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSRs) to study hybridizati

SUBMITTER: Jasso-Martinez JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5957354 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature