Colour lightness of butterfly assemblages across North America and Europe

Melanin-based dark colouration is beneficial for insects as it increases the absorption of solar energy and protects against pathogens. Thus, it is expected that insect colouration is darker in colder regions and in regions with high humidity, where it is assumed that pathogen pressure is highest. T...

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Autores principales: Stelbrink, Pablo, Pinkert, Stefan, Brunzel, Stefan, Kerr, Jeremy, Wheat, Christopher W., Brandl, Roland, Zeuss, Dirk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6370790/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30741964
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36761-x