Mosaic evolution of a learning and memory circuit in Heliconiini butterflies
M. S. Farnworth, T. Loupasaki, A. Couto, S. H. Montgomery
The paper examines how mushroom body circuits in Heliconiini butterflies evolve, finding that some Kenyon cell populations expand faster than others, linked to behavioral changes, while dopaminergic neuron numbers remain conserved.
bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2024Evolutionary Biology