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Metamorphosis of a butterfly-associated bacterial community. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Butterflies are charismatic insects that have long been a focus of biological research. They are also habitats for microorganisms, yet these microbial symbionts are little-studied, despite their likely importance to butterfly ecology and evolution.
Tobin J Hammer, W Owen McMillan, Noah Fierer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Repeated trends in altitudinal gradients of diversity: How habitat filtering and biotic interactions structure ecological communities

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
This study reveals that tropical butterfly communities show remarkably consistent elevational patterns of diversity and phylogenetic structure across regions with contrasting evolutionary histories, demonstrating how regional species pools and local ecological factors jointly shape biodiversity along altitudinal gradients.
Raphaël Fougeray, Arlety Roy, Christelle Penager, Guillaume Correa Pimpao, Ronald Mori Pezo, Léo‐Paul Charlet, Nino Page, Ombeline Sculfort, Stéphanie Gallusser, Marianne Elias, Melanie McClure   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transcriptome analysis reveals novel patterning and pigmentation genes underlying Heliconius butterfly wing pattern variation

BMC Genomics, 2012
Background Heliconius butterfly wing pattern diversity offers a unique opportunity to investigate how natural genetic variation can drive the evolution of complex adaptive phenotypes.
Hines Heather M, Papa Riccardo, Ruiz Mayte, Papanicolaou Alexie, Wang Charles, Nijhout H, McMillan W, Reed Robert D   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Distinctive gene expression in the reduced first thoracic legs of a nymphalid butterfly

Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.
Transcriptome analysis reveals that the small non‐walking front legs of a butterfly have distinct gene expression to the four walking legs. Reduced front legs express a gene with putative mechanosensory roles, a blue‐sensitive opsin and two homeobox genes.
Asia E. Hoile, Peter O. Mulhair, Peter W. H. Holland   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The appearance of mimetic Heliconius butterflies to predators and conspecifics [PDF]

Evolution, 2018
La coloration adaptative est soumise à des pressions de sélection contradictoires : choix des partenaires potentiels et signalisation d'avertissement contre les prédateurs guidés visuellement. Différents éléments du signal de couleur peuvent donc être accordés par évolution pour différentes fonctions.
Denise Dalbosco Dell'Aglio, Jolyon Troscianko, W. Owen McMillan, Martin Stevens, Chris D. Jiggins   +4 more
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Ecology and evolution of pyrazines in insects

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 4, Page 1937-1959, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Chemical communication is the oldest and most widespread form of signalling among and within organisms. Among the many compounds involved in such communication, pyrazines – nitrogen‐containing heterocyclic molecules – are especially intriguing due to their widespread occurrence across the tree of life, from bacteria and fungi to insects and ...
Zowi Oudendijk, Niklas Wahlberg, Johanna Mappes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

V.—New races and aberrations of Heliconius [PDF]

Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1917
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Joicey, J. J., Kaye, W. J.
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Resolving the paradox of local warning signal diversity: A framework for hypothesis testing

Functional Ecology, Volume 40, Issue 7, Page 1950-1959, July 2026.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Defended prey often evolve conspicuous colorations that advertise their unprofitability to predators. These visual advertisements act as honest warning signals that predators can use to avoid these prey through associative learning.
Chi‐Yun Kuo, Shu‐Ping Tseng
wiley   +1 more source

Hybrid incompatibility is consistent with a hybrid origin ofHeliconius heurippaHewitson from its close relatives,Heliconius cydnoDoubleday andHeliconius melpomeneLinnaeus

Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2004
AbstractShared ancestral variation and introgression complicates the reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships among closely related taxa. Here we use overall genomic compatibility as an alternative estimate of species relationships in a group where divergence is rapid and genetic exchange is common.Heliconius heurippa, a butterfly species endemic ...
Salazar, Camilo A., Jiggins, Chris D., Arias, C. F., Tobler, A., Bermingham, Eldredge, Linares, Mauricio   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Heliconius Data

, 2017
Genotypes, trees and weights for Heliconius analyses, based on data originally from Martin et al. 2013 Genome Res.
Steven Van Belleghem (8028866), Simon Henry Martin (3297423), Martin, Simon Henry, Van Belleghem, Steven   +3 more
core   +1 more source