Evolution of Gregariousness in Aposematic Butterfly Larvae: A Phylogenetic Analysis

1 March 1988

journal article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Evolution

Vol. 42 (2) , 293
https://doi.org/10.2307/2409233

Abstract

Gregariousness ought to be disadvantageous for palatable organisms that live exposed and are relatively immobile and small in comparison to potential predators....

Keywords

EVOLUTION
APOSEMATIC BUTTERFLY
PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS
BUTTERFLY LARVAE
PALATABLE ORGANISMS
POTENTIAL PREDATORS
ANALYSIS GREGARIOUSNESS
LIVE EXPOSED

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