Cargando…
Evidence from the domestication of apple for the maintenance of autumn colours by coevolution
The adaptive value of autumn colours is still a puzzle for evolutionary biology. It has been suggested that autumn colours are a warning signal to insects that use the trees as a host. I show that aphids (Dysaphis plantaginea) avoid apple trees (Malus pumila) with red leaves in autumn and that their...
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
| Publicado: |
The Royal Society
2009
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2684696/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19369261 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2009.0355 |