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Parallel evolution of Batesian mimicry supergene in two Papilio butterflies, P. polytes and P. memnon

Batesian mimicry protects animals from predators when mimics resemble distasteful models. The female-limited Batesian mimicry in Papilio butterflies is controlled by a supergene locus switching mimetic and nonmimetic forms. In Papilio polytes, recent studies revealed that a highly diversified region...

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Autores principales: Iijima, Takuro, Kajitani, Rei, Komata, Shinya, Lin, Chung-Ping, Sota, Teiji, Itoh, Takehiko, Fujiwara, Haruhiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5906075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29675466
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aao5416