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The Fractal Geometry of the Nymphalid Groundplan: Self-Similar Configuration of Color Pattern Symmetry Systems in Butterfly Wings

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Highly diverse color patterns of butterfly wings can be explained as modifications of an archetypical color pattern of nymphalid butterflies called the nymphalid groundplan. The nymphalid groundplan contains three major symmetry systems and a discal symmetry system, but their relatio...

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Autor principal: Otaki, Joji M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7825419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33419048
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects12010039