Evidence of attack deflection suggests adaptive evolution of wing tails in butterflies
A. Chotard, J. Ledamoisel, T. Decamps, A. Herrel, A. Chaine, V. Llaurens, V. Debat
The paper investigates the adaptive evolution of hindwing tails in butterflies by showing they are more frequently attacked and damaged, supporting their role in deflection.
bioRxiv · Apr 5, 2022Evolutionary Biology