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Longwing (Heliconius) butterflies combine a restricted set of pigmentary and structural coloration mechanisms
BACKGROUND: Longwing butterflies, Heliconius sp., also called heliconians, are striking examples of diversity and mimicry in butterflies. Heliconians feature strongly colored patterns on their wings, arising from wing scales colored by pigments and/or nanostructures, which serve as an aposematic sig...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5699198/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29162029 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-1073-1 |