Un posible complejo de especies gemelas en el género Eurema (Lepidoptera: Pieridae). I - Evidencias biológicas
This research is a biological and ecological study of a polymorphic population of Eurema salome Felder similar to that previously described by Klots (1928) as composed by two different forms according to the wing color pattern of its males. The two supposed forms showed different host plant and specific color in both larva and adult stage. Host plant exchange experiment indicate that the two color forms are genetically determined rather than induced by the host plant or enviroment. These results suggest that the polymorphic populations studied is composed of two distinct species reproductively isolated rather than two polymorphic forms of the same species. We also speculate that host plant use played a crucial role in the initial diferentiation of these two species. We conclude that these species could be consider as sibbling species because of their significant morphological likeness.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | spa |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Facultad de Ciencias - Instituto de Ciencias Naturales
1995
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/17345 |
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