Ecological and genetic associations across a Heliconius hybrid zone

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 330-341

  Blum, M J ^a,b,c  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Colour pattern evolution; Habitat preferences; Hybrid zone movement; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ASSORTATIVE MATING; BUTTERFLY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FITNESS; GENOTYPE; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; HYBRID ZONE; PHENOTYPE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; TIME;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; ECOSYSTEM; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; TIME FACTORS;

HELICONIUS; HELICONIUS ERATO; HELICONIUS ERATO ERATO; HELICONIUS ERATO HYDARA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 37148999643     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01440.x     Document Type: Article

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