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Nymphalid eyespots are co-opted to novel wing locations following a similar pattern in independent lineages.

BMC evolutionary biology - 14 Feb 2015

Schachat Sandra R, Oliver Jeffrey C, Monteiro Antónia

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BACKGROUND: Variation in the number of repeated traits, or serial homologs, has contributed greatly to animal body plan diversity. Eyespot color patterns of nymphalid butterflies, like arthropod and vertebrate limbs, are an example of serial homologs. These eyespot color patterns originated in a small number of wing sectors on the ventral hindwing surface and later appeared in novel wing sectors, novel wings, and...

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PMID: 25886182
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-015-0300-x
PMCID: PMC4335541

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