The molecular basis of melanism and mimicry in a swallowtail butterfly

Current Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 591-594

  Koch, P Bernhardt ^a   Behnecke, Bettina ^a   Ffrench Constant, Richard H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARISTOLOCHIA MACROPHYLLA; BATTUS PHILENOR; GLAUCUS; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PAPILIO GLAUCUS; PAPILIONIDAE;

EID: 0034192786     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00494-2     Document Type: Article

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