Open AccessThe evolution–development interface and advances with the eyespot patterns of Bicyclus butterflies
Author(s) -
Paul M. Brakefield
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
heredity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.441
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1365-2540
pISSN - 0018-067X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2540.1998.00366.x
Subject(s) - eyespot , biology , butterfly , evolutionary biology , selection (genetic algorithm) , wing , evolutionary developmental biology , variation (astronomy) , natural selection , phenotype , diversity (politics) , ecology , zoology , genetics , gene , artificial intelligence , physics , sociology , computer science , astrophysics , anthropology , engineering , aerospace engineering
Studies of the evolution of diversity in colour pattern or morphology have seldom included any analysis of the developmental processes involved in translating genetic variation into the phenotypes influenced by natural selection. This gap is being filled by research on eyespot patterns in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana . This review discusses how data on the developmental genetics of eyespot traits can help in the description and analysis of evolutionary constraints.