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Camille Le Roy | Zendy; Dario Amadori | Zendy; Samuel Charberet | Zendy; Jaap Windt | Zendy; Florian T. Muijres | Zendy; Violaine Llaurens | Zendy; Vincent Debat | Zendy

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Adaptive evolution of flight in Morpho butterflies

Author(s) -

Camille Le Roy,

Dario Amadori,

Samuel Charberet,

Jaap Windt,

Florian T. Muijres,

Violaine Llaurens,

Vincent Debat

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 12.556

H-Index - 1186

eISSN - 1095-9203

pISSN - 0036-8075

DOI - 10.1126/science.abh2620

Subject(s) - understory , canopy , aerodynamics , wing , adaptation (eye) , morpho , ecology , biology , evolutionary biology , aerospace engineering , botany , engineering , neuroscience

Strategic fliers Forests are often crowded and complex, presenting numerous and varied challenges for species flying through them. Le Royet al . looked at the AmazonianMorpho butterfly group and found differences in both morphological and behavioral perspectives across species that occupy the canopy relative the understory. Species that evolved to occupy the canopy have improved gliding abilities because of a combination of wing shape and flight behavior. The combination of these traits varied across species even within this single genus, which suggests that there was not one route that led to colonization of this part of the forest. —SNV

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