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SUBMITTER: He JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9113978 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
He Jin-Wu JW Zhang Ru R Yang Jie J Chang Zhou Z Zhu Li-Xin LX Lu Si-Han SH Xie Fei-Ang FA Mao Jun-Lai JL Dong Zhi-Wei ZW Liu Gui-Chun GC Hu Ping P Dong Yan Y Wan Wen-Ting WT Zhao Ruo-Ping RP Xiong Tian-Zhu TZ León-Cortés Jorge L JL Mao Chu-Yang CY Zhang Wei W Zhan Shuai S Li Jun J Chen Lei L Wang Wen W Li Xue-Yan XY
Zoological research 20220501 3
Swallowtail butterflies (Papilionidae) are a historically significant butterfly group due to their colorful wing patterns, extensive morphological diversity, and phylogenetically important position as a sister group to all other butterflies and have been widely studied regarding ecological adaption, phylogeny, genetics, and evolution. Notably, they contain a unique class of pigments, i.e., papiliochromes, which contribute to their color diversity and various biological functions such as predator ...[more]