Convergent evolution of neuroendocrine control of phenotypic plasticity in pupal colour in butterflies

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 266, Issue 1436, 1999, Pages 2409-2412

  Starnecker, Gerhard ^a   Hazel, Wade ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Colour adaptation; Environmentally cued dimorphism; Peptide hormone; Phenotypic plasticity; Pupal colour

Indexed keywords

MELANIN;

BUTTERFLY; COLOR; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PUPA;

ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; COLOR; EVOLUTION; MELANOGENESIS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

INACHIS IO; JUNONIA COENIA; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIO POLYXENES; PAPILIONIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; PIERIDAE;

EID: 0033534017     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1999.0939     Document Type: Article

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