Search image for leaf shape in a butterfly.
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Rausher, MD
Published in: Science (New York, N.Y.)
June 1978
The butterfly Battus philenor forms search images for leaf shape when searching for its two larval host plants in southeast Texas. This behavior increases the rate of discovery of host plants and permits females to track changes in relative host plant suitability for larval growth. Apostatic selection resulting from search image formation is a likely explanation for divergence in leaf shape by the two host plants.
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Science (New York, N.Y.)
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1095-9203
ISSN
0036-8075
Publication Date
June 1978
Volume
200
Issue
4345
Start / End Page
1071 / 1073
Related Subject Headings
- General Science & Technology
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Rausher, M. D. (1978). Search image for leaf shape in a butterfly. Science (New York, N.Y.), 200(4345), 1071–1073. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.200.4345.1071
Rausher, M. D. “Search image for leaf shape in a butterfly.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 200, no. 4345 (June 1978): 1071–73. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.200.4345.1071.
Rausher MD. Search image for leaf shape in a butterfly. Science (New York, NY). 1978 Jun;200(4345):1071–3.
Rausher, M. D. “Search image for leaf shape in a butterfly.” Science (New York, N.Y.), vol. 200, no. 4345, June 1978, pp. 1071–73. Epmc, doi:10.1126/science.200.4345.1071.
Rausher MD. Search image for leaf shape in a butterfly. Science (New York, NY). 1978 Jun;200(4345):1071–1073.
Published In
Science (New York, N.Y.)
DOI
EISSN
1095-9203
ISSN
0036-8075
Publication Date
June 1978
Volume
200
Issue
4345
Start / End Page
1071 / 1073
Related Subject Headings
- General Science & Technology