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Male Bicyclus anynana Butterflies Choose Females on the Basis of Their Ventral UV-Reflective Eyespot Centers

Butterflies often use their dorsal and ventral wing color patterns for distinct signaling functions. Color patterns on hidden dorsal wing surfaces are often used in sexual signaling, while exposed ventral patterns are often used to ward off predator attacks. At rest, however, part of the ventral for...

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Autores principales: Huq, Manizah, Bhardwaj, Shivam, Monteiro, Antónia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6390274/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30794728
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iez014