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| Title |
Comprehensive microarray-based analysis for stage-specific larval camouflage pattern-associated genes in the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus
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| Published in |
BMC Biology, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1741-7007-10-46 |
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| Authors |
Ryo Futahashi, Hiroko Shirataki, Takanori Narita, Kazuei Mita, Haruhiko Fujiwara |
| Abstract |
Body coloration is an ecologically important trait that is often involved in prey-predator interactions through mimicry and crypsis. Although this subject has attracted the interest of biologists and the general public, our scientific knowledge on the subject remains fragmentary. In the caterpillar of the swallowtail butterfly Papilio xuthus, spectacular changes in the color pattern are observed; the insect mimics bird droppings (mimetic pattern) as a young larva, and switches to a green camouflage coloration (cryptic pattern) in the final instar. Despite the wide variety and significance of larval color patterns, few studies have been conducted at a molecular level compared with the number of studies on adult butterfly wing patterns. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 59 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 18 | 29% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 8 | 13% |
| Unknown | 11 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 30 | 48% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 11 | 17% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 3% |
| Chemistry | 2 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 14 | 22% |