Developmental plasticity in male courtship in Bicyclus anynana butterflies is driven by hormone regulation of the yellow gene
Heidi Connahs, Eunice J. Tan, Yi Ting Ter, Emilie Dion, Yuji Matsuoka, Ashley Bear, Antónia Monteiro
This study shows that 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) regulates courtship behavior in Bicyclus anynana butterflies by altering yellow gene expression during pupal brain development.
bioRxiv · Jun 13, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience