Abstact METAMORPHOSIS December 1997 Occasional Supplement Number 3 - 9
Title
MYRMECOPHILY AND THE MALE GENITALIA OF AFRICAN LYCAENIDAE: A PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION
Authors
Heath Alan F. R. E. S.
ABSTRACT:
An analysis of 25 African Iycaenid genera shows that variation between species in the morphology of male genitalia is greater in non-ant-associated genera than in ant-associated genera. This phenomenon is presented and discussed as a preliminary note to a more thorough investigation.
KEY WORDS:
Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, myrmecophily, genitalia, speciation, sexual selection, evolution.
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