Pupal colour plasticity in a tropical butterfly, Mycalesis mineus (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae).

Lepidopteran insects have provided excellent study systems for understanding adaptive phenotypic plasticity. Although there are a few well-studied examples of adult plasticity among tropical butterflies, our understanding of plasticity of larval and pupal stages is largely restricted to temperate bu...

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Main Authors: Harshad Vijay Mayekar, Ullasa Kodandaramaiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5291534?pdf=render