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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2015
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| 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 |