Variable Selection and the Coexistence of Multiple mimetic forms of the Butterfly Heliconius numata
@article{Joron2004VariableSA, title={Variable Selection and the Coexistence of Multiple mimetic forms of the Butterfly Heliconius numata}, author={M. Joron and I. R. Wynne and G. Lamas and J. Mallet}, journal={Evolutionary Ecology}, year={2004}, volume={13}, pages={721-754} }
Polymorphism in aposematic animals and coexistence of multiple mimicry rings within a habitat are not predicted by classical Müllerian mimicry. The butterfly Heliconius numata Cramer (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae; Heliconiinae) is both polymorphic and aposematic. The polymorphism is due to variation at a single locus (or `supergene') which determines colour patterns involved in Müllerian mimicry. We sampled 11 sites in a small area (approx. 60×30km) of North-eastern Peru for H. numata and its co… Expand
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