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Interplay between Developmental Flexibility and Determinism in the Evolution of Mimetic Heliconius Wing Patterns.
Current biology : CB - 2 Dec 2019
Concha Carolina, Wallbank Richard W R, Hanly Joseph J, Fenner Jennifer, Livraghi Luca, Rivera Edgardo Santiago, Paulo Daniel F, Arias Carlos, Vargas Marta, Sanjeev Manu, Morrison Colin, Tian David, Aguirre Paola, Ferrara Sabrina, Foley Jessica, Pardo-Diaz Carolina, Salazar Camilo, Linares Mauricio, Massardo Darli, Counterman Brian A, Scott Maxwell J, Jiggins Chris D, Papa Riccardo, Martin Arnaud, McMillan W Owen
Abstract excerpt
To what extent can we predict how evolution occurs? Do genetic architectures and developmental processes canalize the evolution of similar outcomes in a predictable manner? Or do historical contingencies impose alternative pathways to answer the same challenge? Examples of Müllerian mimicry between distantly related butterfly species provide natural replicates of evolution, allowing us to test whether identical...
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