Butterfly study sheds light on convergent evolution
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 13:00
in Biology & Nature
For 150 years scientists have been trying to explain convergent evolution. One of the best-known examples of this is how poisonous butterflies from different species evolve to mimic each other's color patterns in effect joining forces to warn predators, "Don't eat us," while spreading the cost of this lesson.