Characterizing the pigment composition of a variable warning signal of Parasemia plantaginis larvae (Arctiidae)
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Carita Lindstedt*, Nathan Morehouse, Hannu Pakkanen, Jérôme Casas, Jean-Philippe Christides, Kimmo Kemppainen, Leena Lindström and Johanna Mappes Centre of Excellence in Evolutionary Research, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland; Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland; Institut de Recherche en Biologie de l’Insecte, IRBI UMR CNRS 6035, Université de Tours, 37200 Tours, France; and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-4501, USA
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Characterizing the pigment composition of a variable warning signal of Parasemia plantaginis larvae
warning signal of Parasemia plantaginis larvae Carita Lindstedt*, Nathan Morehouse, Hannu Pakkanen, Jérôme Casas, Jean-Philippe Christides, Kimmo Kemppainen, Leena Lindström and Johanna Mappes Centre of Excellence in Evolutionary Research, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland; Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 35,...
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