Hawaiian Drosophilids Had Multiple Ancestors that Migrated from Continents (IMAGE)

Hokkaido University

Hawaiian Drosophilids Had Multiple Ancestors that Migrated from Continents

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Hawaiian drosophilids had multiple ancestors that migrated from continents: Phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences showed that ancestors of the Idiomyia genus migrated to Hawaii once, while ancestors of the Scaptomyza genus migrated twice.

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Hokkaido University

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