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A new tailed female form of Papilio memnon L. and its probable genetic control
Author(s) -
CLARKE C. A.,
SHEPPARD P. M.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
systematic entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0307-6970
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1977.tb00351.x
Subject(s) - biology , malay , malay peninsula , evolutionary biology , zoology , ancient history , philosophy , linguistics , history
. A new tailed female form of Papilio memnon caught in the Malay peninsula is reported. It is suggested that it arose as the result of a crossover within the supergene controlling female polymorphism in the species. This makes the seventh known example of such an event.