title: Focus on butterfly eyespot development.
abstract: The beautiful eyespot patterns on the wings of butterflies help them to evade predators, but they also present biologists with a unique opportunity to investigate the reciprocal interactions of development and evolution.
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Nijhout
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D019521:Body Patterning; D002080:Butterflies / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D017344:Genes, Insect; D005809:Genes, Regulator; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D009154:Mutation; D010858:Pigmentation; D012621:Seasons; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D019476:Insect Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C117261:distal-less protein, insect