Drosophila willistoni

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Bar chart comparing genetic identity and genetic distance across five levels of Drosophila willistoni populations, from local populations to morphologically different species, with illustrations of fruit flies.

Drosophila willistoni

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Geographic speciation
…related species of New World Drosophila flies that have been extensively studied by evolutionists for several decades. Two of these sibling species, D. willistoni and D. equinoxialis, each consist of groups of populations in the first stage of speciation and are identified as different subspecies. Two D. willistoni subspecies live…
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…related species of New World Drosophila flies that have been extensively studied by evolutionists for several decades. Two of these sibling species, D. willistoni and D. equinoxialis, each consist of groups of populations in the first stage of speciation and are identified as different subspecies. Two D. willistoni subspecies live…
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