Phenotypic variation in Heliconius erato crosses shows that iridescent structural colour is sex-linked and controlled by multiple genes

Bright, highly reflective iridescent colours can be seen across nature and are produced by the scattering of light from nanostructures. Heliconius butterflies have been widely studied for their diversity and mimicry of wing colour patterns. Despite iridescence evolving multiple times in this genus,...

• Main Author: Brien, Melanie (author)
• Other Authors: Enciso-Romero, Juan (author), Parnell, Andrew (author), Salazar, Patricio (author), Morochz, Carlos (author), Chalá, Darwin (author), Bainbridge, Hannah (author), Zinn, Thomas (author), Curran, Emma (author), Nadeau, Nicola (author)
• Format: article
• Language: eng
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsfs.2018.0047; http://repositorio.uti.edu.ec//handle/123456789/3107