Asymmetric hybridization between non-native winter moth, Operophtera brumata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), and native Bruce spanworm, Operophtera bruceata, in the Northeastern United States, assessed with novel microsatellites and SNPs
Havill N, Elkinton J, Andersen J, Hagen S, Broadley H, Boettner G, Caccone A. Asymmetric hybridization between non-native winter moth, Operophtera brumata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), and native Bruce spanworm, Operophtera bruceata, in the Northeastern United States, assessed with novel microsatellites and SNPs. Bulletin Of Entomological Research 2016, 107: 241-250. PMID: 27876095, DOI: 10.1017/s0007485316000857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMicrosatellite lociBruce spanwormAsymmetric hybridizationWinter mothSpecies-diagnostic single nucleotide polymorphismsOperophtera brumataVariable microsatellite lociNon-native pestsTypes of markersBacterial symbiontsGenetic incompatibilitiesGenomic approachesLaboratory crossesNative speciesAsymmetrical hybridizationPopulation geneticsPutative hybridsHybrid backcrossesNovel microsatellitesForest treesOperophtera bruceataO. bruceataReciprocal crossesGenetic markers
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