Radiations of mycalesine butterflies and opening up their exploration of morphospace

American Naturalist

Volumn 176, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Brakefield, Paul M ^a,b,c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bicyclus; Evo devo; Eyespot; Grasses; Pheromone; Polyphenism

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE; PIGMENT;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BUTTERFLY; CLADISTICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EYE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GRASS; MATE CHOICE; MORPHOLOGY; PHEROMONE; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; MALE; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY PATTERNING; BUTTERFLIES; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; LARVA; MALE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHEROMONES; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WING;

AFRICA; ASIA; MADAGASCAR;

BICYCLUS; BICYCLUS ANYNANA; MYCALESINA; PAPILIONOIDEA; POACEAE;

EID: 78650868255     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657059     Document Type: Article

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