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Laboratory hybrids were made between populations of the nymphalid butterfly Boloria selene from England and Massachusetts, U.S.A. The populations differ in phenotypic appearance, voltinism, and larval survival on two Viola species. The hybrids showed relatively high genetic incompatibility between the parental populations. This was manifested by lowered embryonic viability, a deficiency of female hybrid adults, and dwarfing of adults. The degree of incompatibility between the populations indicates a relatively large amount of genetic differentiation, which may be as great as that between separate, closely-related species.
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Oliver, C. Genetic incompatibility between populations of the nymphalid butterfly Boloria selene from england and the United States. Heredity 39, 279–285 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1977.68
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1977.68