Nijhout H F
Nature. 1996 Nov 21;384(6606):209-10. doi: 10.1038/384209a0.
The beautiful eyespot patterns on the wings of butterflies help them to evade predators, but they also present biologists with a unique opportunity to investigate the reciprocal interactions of development and evolution.
蝴蝶翅膀上美丽的眼状斑纹有助于它们躲避捕食者,但这些斑纹也为生物学家提供了一个独特的机会,来研究发育与进化之间的相互作用。