Marginal eyespots on butterfly wings deflect bird attacks under low light intensities with UV wavelengths.

Marginal eyespots on butterfly wings deflect bird attacks under low light intensities with UV wavelengths.

Predators preferentially attack vital body parts to avoid prey escape. Consequently, prey adaptations that make predators attack less crucial body parts are expected to evolve. Marginal eyespots on butterfly wings have long been thought to have this deflective, but hitherto undemonstrated function.H...

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Main Authors: Martin Olofsson, Adrian Vallin, Sven Jakobsson, Christer Wiklund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2875403?pdf=render

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