The role of wing veins in colour pattern development in the butterfly Papilio xuthus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)
Naturally occurring veinless specimen of the swallowtail Papilio xuthus show an extremely aberrant colour pattern. In spite of the fact that we have no breeding data, these veinless specimen are provisionally called veins-reduced mutant. In these mutants seven longitudinal veins of the fore wing and...
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| Language: | English |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2002-03-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200201-0012_The_role_of_wing_veins_in_colour_pattern_development_in_the_butterfly_Papilio_xuthus_Lepidoptera_Papilionidae.php |