Day: May 19, 2020

Fast evolution observed in butterflies
Fast evolution observed in butterflies

Saturday, July 14, 2007 Scientists reported that they had documented very fast evolution in the butterfly species Hypolimnas bolina. After infection by Wolbachia, the fraction of the population that was male dropped drastically to about one percent of the total population. However, after approximately ten generations (about a year) the male population had rebounded to […]

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