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A new tailed female form of Papilio memnon L. and its probable genetic control

1977; Wiley; Volume: 2; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-3113.1977.tb00351.x

1365-3113

Cyril Clarke, P. M. Sheppard,

Botanical Research and Chemistry

Abstract. A new tailed female form of Papilio memnon caught in the Malay peninsula is reported. It is suggested that it arose as the result of a crossover within the supergene controlling female polymorphism in the species. This makes the seventh known example of such an event.