Divergent warning patterns influence male and female mating behaviours in a tropical butterfly
C.-Y. Kuo, L. Melo-Flores, A. Aragon, M. M. Oberweiser, W. O. McMillan, C. Pardo-Diaz, C. Salazar, R. M. Merrill
The paper examines how divergent warning coloration patterns influence mating behaviors in male and female Heliconius butterflies, finding that both sexes prefer conspecific coloration but only male coloration affects mating success.
bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2023Animal Behavior & Cognition