Genetic and peripheral visual system changes underlie evolving butterfly mate preference
N. W. VanKuren, N. P. Buerkle, E. L. Westerman, A. K. Im, D. L. Massardo, W. Lu, S. E. Palmer, M. R. Kronforst
The paper identifies genetic and neural changes in Heliconius butterflies that underlie variation in mate preference based on visual cues.
bioRxiv · Apr 25, 2022Evolutionary Biology