Deep mitochondrial divergence within a <it>Heliconius </it>butterfly species is not explained by cryptic speciation or endosymbiotic bacteria

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cryptic population structure can be an indicator of incipient speciation or historical processes. We investigated a previously documented deep break in the mitochondrial haplotypes of <it>Heliconius erato chestertonii </it&g...

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Main Authors: Muñoz Astrid G, Baxter Simon W, Linares Mauricio, Jiggins Chris D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/358