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Variability of the Structural Coloration in Two Butterfly Species with Different Prezygotic Mating Strategies

Structural coloration variability was investigated in two Blue butterfly species that are common in Hungary. The males of Polyommatus icarus (Common Blue) and Plebejus argus (Silver-studded Blue) use their blue wing coloration for conspecific recognition. Despite living in the same type of habitat,...

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Autores principales: Piszter, Gábor, Kertész, Krisztián, Bálint, Zsolt, Biró, László Péter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5104395/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27832120
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0165857