The coming and going of Batesian mimicry in a Holarctic butterfly clade
<p>Abstract</p> <p>A study using phylogenetic hypothesis testing, published in <it>BMC Evolutionary Biology</it>, suggests that non-mimetic forms of the North American white admiral butterfly evolved from a mimetic ancestor. This case might provide one of the first exam...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-09-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/122 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>A study using phylogenetic hypothesis testing, published in <it>BMC Evolutionary Biology</it>, suggests that non-mimetic forms of the North American white admiral butterfly evolved from a mimetic ancestor. This case might provide one of the first examples in which mimicry was gained and then lost again, emphasizing the evolutionary lability of Batesian mimicry.</p> <p>See research article <url>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/239</url></p> |
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| ISSN: | 1741-7007 |