Does sexual conflict contribute to the evolution of novel warning patterns?
A. Hausmann, M. Freire, S. A. Alfthan, C.-Y. M. Kuo, M. Linares, O. McMillan, C. Pardo-Diaz, C. Salazar, R. M. Merrill
This study investigates whether sexual conflict contributes to the diversification of warning patterns in Heliconius butterflies, finding that sexual conflict can assist pattern diversification but genetic architecture and sex-specific costs also play roles.
bioRxiv · May 16, 2022Evolutionary Biology