Museum samples of extinct butterfly populations show how populations rise and fall
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 15:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have analysed genetic variation in the now extinct populations of the Glanville fritillary butterfly in south-west Finland using old museum samples. The populations used to live in highly fragmented habitat where local populations went frequently extinct and new ones were established by dispersing butterflies.