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C. Rebourg, F. Petenian, E. Cosson and E. Faure
Journal of Entomology, 2006, 3(3), 204-215.
The number of species of the genus Parnassius, greatly outnumbers those in other genera of the subfamily Parnassiinae, suggests a unique evolutionary history for the Apollo butterflies. Recent extensive molecular analyses evidenced a relatively rapid radiation of Parnassius but additive studies are required for a more comprehensive understanding of the evolution of this genus. Then, the relationships between Parnassius phylogeny and host-plant preferences have been investigated using molecular phylogenetic analyses. Parnassius molecular phylogeny using a combined data set of four mitochondrial genes is congruent with the larval host-plants phylogeny inferred from chloroplast matK gene. Phylogenetic analyses evidence that Parnassius species have been divided in two groups, the Parnassius subgenus which feed mainly on Crassulaceae and all the other subgenera, containing the most basal species, which feed mainly on Corydalis. However, these co-analyses alone fail to explain all the observed patterns, indeed if host-plant shifts could explain sympatric speciations, other events, including ecological changes (habitat and elevation) have also play an important role. In conclusion, according us, only a combination of sympatric and allopatric speciations due to numerous factors could explain the Parnassius rapid adaptive radiations.
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Journal of Entomology, 2017, 14(5), 234-240.
Morphogenesis of Early Embryonic Development in the Greater Wax Moth, Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)Journal of Entomology, 2018, 15(1), 1-12.
Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2012, (), . DOI: 10.1007/s10886-012-0114-x
Testing the Role of the Red Queen and Court Jester as Drivers of the Macroevolution of Apollo ButterfliesSystematic Biology, 2018, (), . DOI: 10.1093/sysbio/syy009
Limited by the roof of the world: mountain radiations of Apollo swallowtails controlled by diversity-dependence processesBiology Letters, 2018, 14(3), 20170622. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2017.0622
Genetic Differentiation and Divergence Time of Chinese Parnassius (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) Species Based on Nuclear Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) Sequence DataJournal of Entomological Science, 2020, 55(4), 520. DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-55.4.520