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Author:   Toshio Sekimura ,  H. Frederik Nijhout
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2017
Weight:   6.878kg
ISBN:  

9789811049552

ISBN 10:   9811049556
Pages:   321
Publication Date:   14 September 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword.- Preface.- Contributors.- Part I. The Nympalid Groundplan (NGP) and Diversification.- Chapter1:The common developmental origin of eyespots and parafocal elements;And a new model-mechanism for color pattern formation.- Chapter2:Exploring color pattern diversification in early lineages of Satyrinae (Nymphalidae).- Chapter3:Camouflage variation on a theme of the Nymphalid Ground Plan.- Chapter4:Morphological evolution repeatedly caused by mutations in signaling ligand genes.- Part II. Eyespots and Evolution.- Chapter5:Physiology and evolution of wing pattern plasticity in Bicyclus butterflies: a critical review ofthe literature.- Chapter6:Spatial variation in boundary conditions can govern selection and location of eyespots inbutterfly wings.- Chapter7:Self-Similarity, Distortion Waves, and the Essence of Morphogenesis: A Generalized View ofColor Pattern Formation in Butterfly Wings .- Part III. Developmental Genetics .- Chapter8:A practical guide to CRISPR/Cas9 genomeediting in Lepidoptera.- Chapter9:What can we learn about adaptation from the wing pattern genetics of Heliconiusbutterflies?.- Chapter10:Molecular mechanism and evolutionary process underlying female-limited Batesian mimicry in Papilio polytes.- Part IV. Ecological Aspects and Adaptation.- Chapter11:Chemical Ecology of Poisonous Butterflies: Model or Mimic?— A Paradox of Sexual Dimorphisms in Müllerian Mimicry.- Chapter12:A model for population dynamics of the mimetic butterfly Papilio polytesin Sakishima Islands, Japan (II).- Chapter13:Evolutionary trends in phenotypic elements of seasonal forms of the tribe Junoniini(Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).- Chapter14:Estimating the mating success of male butterflies in the field.-Part V. Color Patterns of Larva and Other Insects.- Chapter15:Molecular Mechanisms of Larval Color Pattern Switch in the Swallowtail Butterfly.- Chapter16:Drosophila guttifera as a model system for elucidating color pattern formation.- Chapter17:Molecular mechanisms underlying color vision and color formation in dragonflies.

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Toshio Sekimura, Professor Department of Biological Chemistry, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan H. Frederik Nijhout, Professor Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA

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