The impact of life stage and pigment source on the evolution of novel warning signal traits
C. Lindstedt, R. K. Bagley, S. Calhim, M. Jones, C. R. Linnen
The paper shows that novel white alleles in Neodiprion lecontei larvae spread through selection, not genetic drift, due to host plant carotenoid content affecting larval abundance.
bioRxiv · Oct 20, 2020Evolutionary Biology