Mimicry meets the mitochondrion. Evolution.

Mallet, J; Jiggins, C D; McMillan, W O

Mallet, J; Jiggins, C D; McMillan, W O.

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Mallet J; Galton Laboratory, Department of Biology, 4 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2HE, UK.

Curr Biol ; 6(8): 937-40, 1996 Aug 01.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8805315

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

A recent molecular study of the evolution of mimicry in tropical butterflies of the genus Heliconius proves that the mimics adapted to previously diverged 'model' species, but does not clearly distinguish between opposing views of how the model species diverged.

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Butterflies; DNA, Mitochondrial; Evolution, Molecular; Molecular Mimicry; Animals; Species Specificity

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Butterflies / DNA, Mitochondrial / Molecular Mimicry / Evolution, Molecular Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Curr Biol Journal subject: BIOLOGIA Year: 1996 Type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom

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