Radiations of Mycalesine Butterflies and Opening Up Their Exploration of Morphospace

The African butterflyBicyclus anynanais an emerging model in evo‐devo and eco‐evo‐devo. Much has been learned about the development, genetics, and evolution of wing eyespot patterns and about how seasonal polyphenism in this species provides an adaptive response to the wet‐dry environments it inhabi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American naturalist 2010-12, Vol.176 (S1), p.S77-S87
1. Verfasser:	Brakefield, Paul M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Physiological - genetics Adaptive radiation Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Bicyclus anynana Biological and medical sciences Biological Evolution Biological taxonomies Body Patterning Butterflies Butterflies & moths Butterflies - anatomy & histology Butterflies - genetics Ecological genetics Ecological niches Ecosystem Evolution Evolutionary biology Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Genetics Insecta Invertebrates Larva Male Molecular Structure Natural selection Phenotypic traits Pheromones - chemistry Pheromones - metabolism Pigments, Biological Sex Characteristics Species diversity Wings, Animal - anatomy & histology
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