Cruising the rain forest floor: Butterfly wing shape evolution and gliding in ground effect

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 808-816

  Cespedes, Ann ^a   Penz, Carla M ^a   Devries, Philip J ^a  

^a University of New Orleans   (United States)

Author keywords

Ground effect; Haeterini; Neotropical butterflies; Nymphalidae; Satyrinae; Wing shape evolution

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; ECOMORPHOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; FOREST FLOOR; PHYLOGENETICS; RAINFOREST; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; WING MORPHOLOGY;

HAETERINI; HEXAPODA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; SATYRINAE;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; BUTTERFLY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FLYING; MALE; PHYLOGENY; RAIN FOREST; SEX DIFFERENCE; WING;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BUTTERFLIES; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; PHYLOGENY; RAINFOREST; SEX FACTORS; WINGS, ANIMAL;

EID: 84928205891     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12325     Document Type: Article

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