Variable selection and the coexistence of multiple mimetic forms of the butterfly heliconius numata

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 721-754

  Joron, Mathieu ^a   Wynne, Ian R ^b   Lamas, Gerardo ^c   Mallet, James ^b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

Author keywords

Aposematism; Frequency dependent selection; Heliconius numata; Ithomiinae; Melinaea; M llerian mimicry; Polymorphism; Population genetic structure; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ATHYRTIS; COEXISTENCE; COLOR; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; HYBRID ZONE; MELINAEA; MIMICRY; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PERU; SPECIES TRANSLOCATION;

APOSEMATISM; COLOR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MIMICRY; NATURAL SELECTION; POLYMORPHISM;

PERU;

EID: 0033278421     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010875213123     Document Type: Article

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