Biogeography and genetic population structure of the buckeye butterflies (genus Junonia) in the Western Hemisphere: patterns of hybridization, dispersal, and speciation

dc.contributor.authorLalonde, Melanie
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeWorley, Anne (Biological Sciences) Westwood, Richard (University of Winnipeg)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorMarcus, Jeffrey (Biological Sciences)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-03T21:34:38Z
dc.date.available2017-01-03T21:34:38Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.degree.disciplineBiological Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science (M.Sc.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThe New World buckeye butterflies (genus Junonia) are a valuable experimental model organisms, but the taxonomy of this group has been problematic and contentious. I have clarified the taxonomy of the Junonia species in North America using molecular and morphological data from contemporary and museum collections, focusing on Florida, the American Southwest, and Mexico. Junonia populations in Florida have been assigned to different species and J. coenia grisea in the American Southwest has been elevated to full species status. Using this framework, I reconstructed the invasion history of the tropical buckeye (J. zonalis) into South Florida. For the species that occur in the American Southwest and Mexico, I have plotted the contemporary distributions of the five species that occur in this region. Evidence of hybridization was documented and a cryptic species pair was identified (J. coenia and J. grisea). An improved taxonomy will encourage and support further comparative biology research.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2017en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/31966
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectJunoniaen_US
dc.subjectInvasion Biologyen_US
dc.subjectCryptic speciesen_US
dc.subjectBiogeographyen_US
dc.subjectMuseum collectionsen_US
dc.subjectHistorical DNAen_US
dc.subjectMitochondrial haplotypeen_US
dc.subjecttaxonomyen_US
dc.subjectLepidopteraen_US
dc.titleBiogeography and genetic population structure of the buckeye butterflies (genus Junonia) in the Western Hemisphere: patterns of hybridization, dispersal, and speciationen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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