Tag Archives: butterflies

BEACON Researchers at Work: Female vision-related genes are more plastic in Bicyclus anynana

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of California at Irvine graduate student Aide Macias-Muñoz. My interest in biology began when I was very young with my fascination in living things. My exposure to diverse plants … Continue reading

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Males have no taste… at least if you are a Heliconius butterfly

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by BEACON Faculty Affiliate Adriana Briscoe, from University of California, Irvine. Males have no taste… at least if you are a Heliconius butterfly Unlike their male counterparts, female Heliconius butterflies have taste … Continue reading

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