Condition dependence in biosynthesized chemical defenses of an aposematic and mimetic Heliconius butterfly
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9041
Abstract: Abstract Aposematic animals advertise their toxicity or unpalatability with bright warning coloration. However, acquiring and maintaining chemical defenses can be energetically costly, and consequent associations with other important traits could shape chemical defense evolution. Here,… read more here.
Keywords: chemical defenses; aposematic mimetic; condition; heliconius butterfly ... See more keywords