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Female Bicyclus anynana butterflies choose males on the basis of their dorsal UV-reflective eyespot pupils

Sexual and natural selection pressures are thought to shape the characteristic wing patterns of butterfly species. Here we test whether sexual selection by female choice plays a role in the maintenance of the male wing pattern in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana. We perform one of the most extensive s...

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Main Authors: Robertson, Kendra A, Monteiro, Antónia
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2005
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1559841/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16048768
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3142
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