The Heliconius butterflies are one of the classic systems in evolutionary biology and have contributed hugely to our understanding of evolution over the last 150 years. Their dramatic radiation and remarkable mimicry has fascinated biologists since the days of Bates, Wallace, and Darwin.
The Ecology and Evolution of Heliconius Butterflies is the first thorough and accessible treatment of the ecology, genetics, and behaviour of these butterflies, exploring how they offer remarkable insights into tropical biodiversity. The book starts by outlining some of the evolutionary questions that Heliconius research has helped to address, then moves on to an overview of the butterflies themselves and their ecology and behaviour before focussing on wing pattern evolution, and finally, speciation. Richly illustrated with 32 colour plates, this book makes the extensive scientific literature on Heliconius butterflies accessible to a wide audience of professional ecologists, evolutionary biologists, entomologists, and amateur collectors.
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Primer manual completo y accesible sobre la ecología, la genética y el comportamiento de las mariposas del género Heliconius, donde nos ofrecen una visión notable de la biodiversidad tropical. El libro comienza esbozando algunas de las preguntas evolutivas que la investigación sobre el género Heliconius ha ayudado a abordar. Luego pasa a una visión general de las propias mariposas y su ecología y comportamiento antes de centrarse en la evolución del patrón de ala, y finalmente, la especiación. La ecología y la evolución de las mariposas del género Heliconius hace que la extensa literatura científica sobre estas mariposas sea accesible a una amplia audiencia de ecólogos profesionales, biólogos evolucionistas, entomólogos y pajareros.