title: Generating phenotypic variation: prospects from "evo-devo" research on Bicyclus anynana wing patterns.
abstract: Understanding the generation of phenotypic variation is an important challenge for modern evolutionary biology, and butterfly wing patterns are an exciting system that can shed some light on this issue. Here, we report on recent advances in the genetics of Bicyclus anynana butterflies. This system provides the potential for a fully integrated study of the evolutionary and developmental processes underlying diversity in morphology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-2525, USA. pbeldade@uci.edu
authors.forename: Patrícia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Beldade
authors.forename: Paul M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Brakefield
authors.forename: Anthony D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002080:Butterflies / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009024:Morphogenesis / Q000235:genetics*; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000196:embryology*