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Lack of response to artificial selection on the slope of reaction norms for seasonal polyphenism in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana.

Heredity - 1 Oct 2001

Wijngaarden P J, Brakefield P M

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The tropical butterfly Bicyclus anynana shows adaptive phenotypic plasticity in response to wet-dry seasonality. The wet season form (WSF) has a conspicuous wing pattern with large eyespots, whereas the dry season form (DSF) lacks eyespots and therefore has a more cryptic appearance. Temperature is the main factor controlling this difference: rearing larvae at a low (<19 degrees C) temperature in the laboratory...

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Adaptation, Biological
Animals
Biological Evolution
Butterflies
Crosses, Genetic
Female
Least-Squares Analysis
Male
Phenotype
Pigmentation
Seasons
Selection, Genetic

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Temperature

Wings, Animal

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PMID: 11737288
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.2001.00933.x

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