Published December 1, 2021 | Version V1
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The genetic basis of structural colour variation in mimetic Heliconius butterflies

  • 1. The University of Sheffield, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, School of Biosciences
  • 2. The University of Sheffield, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences; University of Nottingham, School of Life Sciences
  • 3. The University of Sheffield, Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • 4. Mashpi Lodge, Biology & Research Departament
  • 5. University of Helsinki, Institute of Biotechnology
  • 6. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

Description

Raw USAXS data from discal region of Heliconius butterflies (H. erato and H. melpomene). The data comes from wings of individuals of two intercross families, one from each species and was used to estimate scale structure variation and a QTL analysis.

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Funding

Testing repeatability in the evolution of complex traits: the genetics of convergent structural colour NE/K008498/1
UK Research and Innovation
A Coordinated, Comprehensive approach to Carbon Capture and Utilisation EP/K001329/1
UK Research and Innovation