Condition dependence in biosynthesized chemical defenses of an aposematic and mimetic Heliconius butterfly
Abstract Aposematic animals advertise their toxicity or unpalatability with bright warning coloration. However, acquiring and maintaining chemical defenses can be energetically costly, and consequent associations with other important traits could shape chemical defense evolution. Here, we have teste...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9041 |