Research Reveals How Butterflies Copy Their Neighbours to Fool Birds By Guest PostAugust 13, 2011Natureamazonian species, bates and darwin, butterfly, chromosomal region, chromosome, cnrs, DNA, eaten by birds, evolutionary thinkers, heliconius numata, liverpool university, mathieu joron, melinaea, müllerian mimicry, muséum national d'histoire naturelle, neighbouring species, non mimetic patterns, Paris, patterns of warning colouration, peppered moth, rainforest, richard ffrench constant, supergene, university of exeter, wallace, wing colour patterns, wing patterns The mystery of how a butterfly has changed its wing patterns to mimic neighbouring species and avoid being eaten by birds has been solved by a team of scientists. The study is published in the journal Nature. (more…) Read More