TY - JOUR

T1 - Dynamics of chromosome number evolution in the Agrodiaetus phyllis species complex (Insecta

T2 - Lepidoptera)

AU - Vershinina, A. O.

AU - Lukhtanov, V. A.

PY - 2013/7/1

Y1 - 2013/7/1

N2 - A phylogenetic comparative method was employed to study karyotype evolution in the Agrodiaetus phyllis species complex characterized by high variation in haploid chromosome number (from 10 to 134). We found that different phylogenetic lineages of this group have different rates of chromosome-number changes. Chromosome numbers in the complex possess a phylogenetic signal, and their evolutionary transformation is difficult to explain in terms of punctual and gradual evolution.

AB - A phylogenetic comparative method was employed to study karyotype evolution in the Agrodiaetus phyllis species complex characterized by high variation in haploid chromosome number (from 10 to 134). We found that different phylogenetic lineages of this group have different rates of chromosome-number changes. Chromosome numbers in the complex possess a phylogenetic signal, and their evolutionary transformation is difficult to explain in terms of punctual and gradual evolution.

KW - Agrodiaetus

KW - chromosomes

KW - evolution

KW - phylogeny

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84881052835&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1134/S1990519X13040159

DO - 10.1134/S1990519X13040159

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84881052835

VL - 7

SP - 379

EP - 381

JO - Cell and Tissue Biology

JF - Cell and Tissue Biology

SN - 1990-519X

IS - 4

ER -