Color-pattern analysis of eyespots in butterfly wings: A critical examination of morphogen gradient models

Zoological Science

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 403-413

  Otaki, Joji M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

butterfly wing; color pattern formation; eyespot; gradient model; induction model; morphogen; positional information

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BUTTERFLY; FORELIMB; MORPHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; BUTTERFLIES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; WING;

NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 79958078831     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.28.403     Document Type: Article

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