Eyespots deflect predator attack increasing fitness and promoting the evolution of phenotypic plasticity

Some eyespots are thought to deflect attack away from the vulnerable body, yet there is limited empirical evidence for this function and its adaptive advantage. Here, we demonstrate the conspicuous ventral hindwing eyespots found on Bicyclus anynana butterflies protect against invertebrate predators...

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Autores principales: Prudic, Kathleen L., Stoehr, Andrew M., Wasik, Bethany R., Monteiro, Antónia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2015
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Research Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4262162/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25392465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1531

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4262162/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25392465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1531

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