Major patterns in the introgression history of Heliconius butterflies [PDF]
eLife, 2023 Gene flow between species, although usually deleterious, is an important evolutionary process that can facilitate adaptation and lead to species diversification. It also makes estimation of species relationships difficult.
Yuttapong Thawornwattana +3 more
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The roles of hybridization and habitat fragmentation in the evolution of Brazil’s enigmatic longwing butterflies, Heliconius nattereri and H. hermathena [PDF]
BMC Biology, 2020 Background Heliconius butterflies are widely distributed across the Neotropics and have evolved a stunning array of wing color patterns that mediate Müllerian mimicry and mating behavior.
Darli Massardo +10 more
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Adult neurogenesis does not explain the extensive post-eclosion growth of Heliconius mushroom bodies [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Among butterflies, Heliconius have a unique behavioural profile, being the sole genus to actively feed on pollen. Heliconius learn the location of pollen resources, and have enhanced visual memories and expanded mushroom bodies, an insect learning and ...
Amaia Alcalde Anton +6 more
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Heliconius butterflies use wide-field landscape features, but not individual local landmarks, during spatial learning [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceSpatial learning is vital in foraging ecology. Many hymenopteran insects are adept spatial foragers that rely on visual cues contained within broader wide-field scenes for central place foraging from a central nest.
P. A. Moura +2 more
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Estimating the age of Heliconius butterflies from calibrated photographs [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Mating behaviour and predation avoidance in Heliconius involve visual colour signals; however, there is considerable inter-individual phenotypic variation in the appearance of colours.
Denise Dalbosco Dell’Aglio +3 more
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Enhanced long-term memory and increased mushroom body plasticity in Heliconius butterflies [PDF]
iScienceSummary: Heliconius butterflies exhibit expanded mushroom bodies, a key brain region for learning and memory in insects, and a novel foraging strategy unique among Lepidoptera – traplining for pollen.
Fletcher J. Young +7 more
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Complex interspecific and intersexual patterns of wing design in Heliconius butterflies [PDF]
Nota LepidopterologicaIn butterflies, interspecific and intersexual variation in wing design morphology modifies aerodynamic efficiency and individuals’ flight costs. Wing design involves traits like wing shape and size, which determine flight performance and behavioral ...
Luis Mendoza-Cuenca
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Using motion‐detection cameras to monitor foraging behaviour of individual butterflies [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe activity of many animals follows recurrent patterns and foraging is one of the most important processes in their daily activity. Determining movement in the search for resources and understanding temporal and spatial patterns in foraging has ...
Denise Dalbosco Dell’Aglio +2 more
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Genomic evidence reveals three W-autosome fusions in Heliconius butterflies. [PDF]
PLoS GeneticsSex chromosomes are evolutionarily labile in many animals and sometimes fuse with autosomes, creating so-called neo-sex chromosomes. Fusions between sex chromosomes and autosomes have been proposed to reduce sexual conflict and to promote adaptation and ...
Nicol Rueda-M +11 more
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Is beauty beyond the eye of the butterfly? [PDF]
PLoS BiologyThe bright colors observed across the animal world are often used during mate choice. An exciting new study in PLOS Biology suggests genetic and neural mechanisms contributing to the evolution of visual mating decisions in Heliconius butterflies.
Richard M Merrill
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