Article
The gene cortex controls mimicry and crypsis in butterflies and moths.
Nature - 2 Jun 2016
Nadeau Nicola J, Pardo-Diaz Carolina, Whibley Annabel, Supple Megan A, Saenko Suzanne V, Wallbank Richard W R, Wu Grace C, Maroja Luana, Ferguson Laura, Hanly Joseph J, Hines Heather, Salazar Camilo, Merrill Richard M, Dowling Andrea J, ffrench-Constant Richard H, Llaurens Violaine, Joron Mathieu, McMillan W Owen, Jiggins Chris D
Abstract excerpt
The wing patterns of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) are diverse and striking examples of evolutionary diversification by natural selection. Lepidopteran wing colour patterns are a key innovation, consisting of arrays of coloured scales. We still lack a general understanding of how these patterns are controlled and whether this control shows any commonality across the 160,000 moth and 17,000 butterfly...
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