Longwing (Heliconius) butterflies combine a restricted set of pigmentary and structural coloration mechanisms.

Bodo D WiltsAidan J M VeyAdriana D BriscoeDoekele G Stavenga

Published in: BMC evolutionary biology (2017)

The pigmentary and structural traits are discussed in relation to their phylogenetic distribution and the evolution of vision in this highly interesting clade of butterflies.

Keyphrases

genome wide
gene expression
dna methylation