Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "Lycaenidae"
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Microbial Communities of Lycaenid Butterflies Do Not Correlate with Larval Diet
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2016)Herbivores possess many counteradaptations to plant defenses, and a growing body of research describes the role of symbiotic gut bacteria in mediating herbivorous diets among insects. However, persistent bacterial symbioses ... -
Phylogeny and Palaeoecology of Polyommatus Blue Butterflies Show Beringia Was a Climate-Regulated Gateway to the New World.
(Royal Society, 2011)Transcontinental dispersals by organisms usually represent improbable events that constitute a major challenge for biogeographers. By integrating molecular phylogeny, historical biogeography and palaeoecology, we test a ...