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Deflective and intimidating eyespots: a comparative study of eyespot size and position in Junonia butterflies
Eyespots are conspicuous circular features found on the wings of several lepidopteran insects. Two prominent hypotheses have been put forth explaining their function in an antipredatory role. The deflection hypothesis posits that eyespots enhance survival in direct physical encounters with predators...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2013
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3856750/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24340191 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.831 |