Experimental manipulation of Heliconius warning patterns reduces harassment of previously mated females.
Richard M. Merrill, Sara Neggazi, Colin R. Morrison, Rachel Crisp, W. Owen McMillan
The paper manipulates warning patterns of Heliconius butterflies to test if male attraction imposes a cost on mated females, finding reduced male interaction with altered patterns.
bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2018 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology