Male Bicyclus anynana Butterflies Choose Females on the Basis of Their Ventral UV-Reflective Eyespot Centers
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DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/iez014
Abstract: Abstract Butterflies often use their dorsal and ventral wing color patterns for distinct signaling functions. Color patterns on hidden dorsal wing surfaces are often used in sexual signaling, while exposed ventral patterns are often used… read more here.
Keywords: eyespot; reflective eyespot; bicyclus anynana; sexual signaling ... See more keywords
A Transcriptomic Atlas Underlying Developmental Plasticity of Seasonal Forms of Bicyclus anynana Butterflies
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DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msac126
Abstract: Abstract Organisms residing in regions with alternating seasons often develop different phenotypes, or forms, in each season. These forms are often adaptations to each season and result from an altered developmental response to specific environmental… read more here.
Keywords: transcriptomic atlas; 20e pulses; plasticity; bicyclus anynana ... See more keywords
The yellow gene regulates behavioural plasticity by repressing male courtship in Bicyclus anynana butterflies
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.2665
Abstract: Seasonal plasticity in male courtship in Bicyclus anynana butterflies is due to variation in levels of the steroid hormone 20E (20-hydroxyecdysone) during pupation. Wet season (WS) males have high levels of 20E and become active… read more here.
Keywords: courtship; male courtship; plasticity; anynana butterflies ... See more keywords
Steroid hormone signaling during development has a latent effect on adult male sexual behavior in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174403
Abstract: It is well established that steroid hormones regulate sexual behavior in vertebrates via organizational and activational effects. However, whether the organizational/activational paradigm applies more broadly to the sexual behavior of other animals such as insects… read more here.
Keywords: hormone; butterfly bicyclus; bicyclus anynana; effect ... See more keywords
Wnt Gene Expression During Early Embryogenesis in the Nymphalid Butterfly Bicyclus anynana
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DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00468
Abstract: The Wnt signalling pathway is an important developmental pathway involved in many cellular processes such cell cycle, proliferation and differentiation. Wnt ligands are released by source cells and signal to target cells by binding to… read more here.
Keywords: wnt gene; wnt; bicyclus anynana; gene expression ... See more keywords