Generating phenotypic variation: prospects from “evo-devo” research on Bicyclus anynana wing patterns

  1. Patrícia Beldade1,2,*,
  2. Paul M. Brakefield2,
  3. Anthony D. Long1

Article first published online: 25 FEB 2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2005.05011.x

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Evolution & Development

Evolution & Development

Volume 7, Issue 2, pages 101–107, March 2005

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Beldade, P., Brakefield, P. M. and Long, A. D. (2005), Generating phenotypic variation: prospects from “evo-devo” research on Bicyclus anynana wing patterns. Evolution & Development, 7: 101–107. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2005.05011.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-2525, USA

  2. 2

    Institute of Biology, University of Leiden, P.O. Box 9516, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands

**Author for correspondence (email: pbeldade@uci.edu)

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  1. Issue published online: 25 FEB 2005
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Summary Understanding the generation of phenotypic variation is an important challenge for modern evolutionary biology, and butterfly wing patterns are an exciting system that can shed some light on this issue. Here, we report on recent advances in the genetics of Bicyclus anynana butterflies. This system provides the potential for a fully integrated study of the evolutionary and developmental processes underlying diversity in morphology.

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