Quantifying visual acuity in Heliconius butterflies

• Published in: Biology letters (2005) Vol. 19; no. 12; p. 20230476
• Main Authors: Wright, Daniel Shane, Manel, Anupama Nayak, Guachamin-Rosero, Michelle, Chamba-Vaca, Pamela, Bacquet, Caroline Nicole, Merrill, Richard M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The Royal Society 13.12.2023
• Subjects: Animal Behaviour; sensory perception; colour pattern; aposematism

butterflies are well-known for their colourful wing patterns, which advertise distastefulness to potential predators and are used during mate choice. However, the relative importance of different aspects of these signals will depend on the visual abilities of and their predators. Previous studies ha...