Evidence from the domestication of apple for the maintenance of autumn colours by coevolution.
The adaptive value of autumn colours is still a puzzle for evolutionary biology. It has been suggested that autumn colours are a warning signal to insects that use the trees as a host. I show that aphids (Dysaphis plantaginea) avoid apple trees (Malus pumila) with red leaves in autumn and that their...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2009
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