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Apocheima cinerarius
Known as:
Biston cinerarius
National Institutes of Health
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Changing views on melanic moths
L. Cook
2000
Corpus ID: 54821038
The rapid rise in frequency of melanic morphs in several moth species, especially the peppered moth Biston betularia, in…
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1987
1987
Behavioural studies on the peppered moth Biston betularia and a discussion of the role of pollution and lichens in industrial melanism
Tony G. Liebert
,
P. Brakefield
1987
Corpus ID: 56290039
We examined the resting behaviour during pairing and egg-laying of bred female Biston betularia (L.) after they were set free at…
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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Postindustrial Melanism in the Peppered Moth
L. Cook
,
G. Mani
,
M. Varley
Science
1986
Corpus ID: 23268952
New data show the geographical pattern of frequency of the melanic morph carbonaria of the peppered moth, Biston betularia, in…
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1985
1985
On the evolution of dominance modifiers II: a non-equilibrium approach to the evolution of genetic systems.
G. Wagner
,
R. Bürger
Journal of Theoretical Biology
1985
Corpus ID: 41842542
1977
1977
Melanism in Biston (Lepidoptera: geometridae) in the rural central appalachians
D. A. West
Heredity
1977
Corpus ID: 38892481
SummaryThe melanic swettaria form of Biston betularia cognataria is at low frequency in two localities in the central…
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1976
1976
Further studies on the industrial melanic moth Biston betularia (L.) in the northwest of the British Isles
P. Whittle
,
C. Clarke
,
P. Sheppard
,
J. Bishop
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London…
1976
Corpus ID: 8099009
The frequencies of the three phenotypes carbonaria, insularia and typical of the moth Biston betularia are given for a number of…
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Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Moth, melanism and clean air.
J. Bishop
,
L. Cook
Scientific American
1975
Corpus ID: 33978159
The modern understanding of industrial melanism in the moth, Biston betularia, is presented. The maintenance of a dynamically…
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1974
1974
Is polymorphism in two-spot ladybird an example of non-industrial melanism?
B. R. Benham
,
D. Lonsdale
,
J. Muggleton
Nature
1974
Corpus ID: 4293948
THE polymorphism exhibited by the two-spot ladybird, Adalia bipunctata Linn., in which specimens have a red ground colour and…
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Review
1958
Review
1958
A survey of the frequencies of Biston betularia (L.) (Lep.) and its melanic forms in Great Britain
H. B. Kettlewell
Heredity
1958
Corpus ID: 17883214
A survey of the frequencies of Biston betularia (L.) (Lep.) and its melanic forms in Great Britain
Highly Cited
1955
Highly Cited
1955
Recognition of Appropriate Backgrounds by the Pale and Black Phases of Lepidoptera
H. B. Kettlewell
Nature
1955
Corpus ID: 4169783
THE Lepidoptera, with their frequent examples of highly specialized cryptic coloration, have been used extensively for…
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