Structural analysis of eyespots: Dynamics of morphogenic signals that govern elemental positions in butterfly wings

BMC Systems Biology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Otaki, Joji M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Butterfly wing; Colour pattern determination; Eyespot; Induction model; Morphogenic signal; Parafocal element

Indexed keywords

JUNONIA; NYMPHALIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BUTTERFLY; FORELIMB; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOGENESIS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALS; BODY PATTERNING; BUTTERFLIES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; PIGMENTATION; WING;

EID: 84857991773     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17520509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-0509-6-17     Document Type: Article

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