Larval growth rate affects wing shape more than eyespot size in the seasonally polyphenic butterflyMelanitis leda
Freerk Molleman,
Elizabeth M. Moore,
Sridhar Halali
et al.
Abstract:Butterflies often show adaptive phenotypic plasticity where environmental cues during early stages are used to produce a phenotype that maximizes fitness in the environment experienced by adults. Many tropical satyrine butterflies (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) are seasonally polyphenic and produce distinct wet- and dry-season form adults providing tight environment-phenotype matching in seasonal environments. Dry-season forms, which are expressed in the dry season, can be induced in the laboratory by growing larvae… Show more
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