Phylogenetic relatedness and host plant growth form influence gene expression of the polyphagous comma butterfly (<it>Polygonia c-album</it>)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The mechanisms that shape the host plant range of herbivorous insect are to date not well understood but knowledge of these mechanisms and the selective forces that influence them can expand our understanding of the larger ecological...

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Main Authors: Vogel Heiko, Söderlind Lina, Janz Niklas, Freitak Dalial, Heidel-Fischer Hanna M, Nylin Sören
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/506