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Melanic variation underlies aposematic color variation in two hymenopteran mimicry systems

The stinging hymenopteran velvet ants (Mutillidae) and bumble bees (Apidae: Bombus spp.) have both undergone extensive diversification in aposematic color patterns, including yellow-red hues and contrasting dark-light body coloration, as a result of Müllerian mimicry. Understanding the genetic and d...

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Autores principales: Hines, Heather M., Witkowski, Paige, Wilson, Joseph S., Wakamatsu, Kazumasa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5533327/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28753659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182135