Origin of the mechanism of phenotypic plasticity in satyrid butterfly eyespots

Plasticity is often regarded as a derived adaptation to help organisms survive in variable but predictable environments, however, we currently lack a rigorous, mechanistic examination of how plasticity evolves in a large comparative framework. Here, we show that phenotypic plasticity in eyespot size...

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Main Authors: Shivam Bhardwaj, Lim Si-Hui Jolander, Markus R Wenk, Jeffrey C Oliver, H Frederik Nijhout, Antonia Monteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-02-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/49544