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Condition dependence in biosynthesized chemical defenses of an aposematic and mimetic Heliconius butterfly

Aposematic animals advertise their toxicity or unpalatability with bright warning coloration. However, acquiring and maintaining chemical defenses can be energetically costly, and consequent associations with other important traits could shape chemical defense evolution. Here, we have tested whether...

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Autores principales: Mattila, Anniina L. K., Jiggins, Chris D., Saastamoinen, Marjo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9227709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35784031
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9041