Male butterflies seek out mates with the same wing color as they find them more attractive, reveals new research. Genetics, vision and neural processing are all linked to mating behavior in Heliconius ...

Wednesday, Westerman will share how her lab identifies developmental conditions and genetic mechanisms that maintain diversity in mate preferences within a certain population, as well as potential ...

Evolution of mate preference in polymorphic butterflies. These white Heliconius cydno alithea butterflies are mating on a passionflower vine, but the male had a choice between white and yellow-winged ...

Disputing previous studies, University at Buffalo researchers have determined that the sparkle, not the size, of a butterfly's eyespot attracts potential mates. After two years of pairing butterflies ...

Evolution of mate preference in polymorphic butterflies. These white Heliconius cydno alithea butterflies are mating on a passionflower vine, but the male had a choice between white and yellow-winged ...