Mimicry promotes morphological diversification but not speciation in mimetic swallowtail butterflies

AG Kizhakke, K Kunte - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Species and morphological diversity may be complementary but need not be linked. The
evolution of sexual dimorphisms and polymorphisms may promote morphological …

Evolution of novel mimicry polymorphisms through Haldane's sieve and rare recombination

R Deshmukh, S Baral, AG Kizhakke, M Kuwalekar… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Origins of phenotypic novelty represent a paradox. Maintenance of distinct, canalized
morphs usually requires a complex array of polymorphisms, whose co-retention requires a …