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Allozymic characterization of Sardinian Bacillus rossius (Rossi) and B. atticus Brunner (Insecta Phasmatodea)

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The allozymic characterization of newly discovered populations of B. atticus and B. rossius is given. Most Sardinian B. rossius demes belong to the subspecies B. r. rossius, Southeastern populations are B. r. redtenbacheri, while the central ones appear to be intermediate. Like all Italian B. atticus, also Sardinian demes belong to B. a. caprai. The presence of B. atticus alleles in syntopic B. rossius populations is explained through gene introgression due to past hybridization events between the two taxa.

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Mantovani, B., Scali, V. Allozymic characterization of Sardinian Bacillus rossius (Rossi) and B. atticus Brunner (Insecta Phasmatodea). Genetica 83, 275–287 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00126233

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