The arms race between heliconiine butterflies and Passiflora plants – new insights on an ancient subject
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DOI: 10.1111/brv.12357
Abstract: Heliconiines are called passion vine butterflies because they feed exclusively on Passiflora plants during the larval stage. Many features of Passiflora and heliconiines indicate that they have radiated and speciated in association with each other,… read more here.
Keywords: arms race; passiflora plants; model system; cyanogenic glucosides ... See more keywords