Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Pupal Protective Color Switch in Papilio polytes Butterflies

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Molecular basis of wing coloration in a Batesian mimic butterfly, Papilio polytes

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Electroporation-mediated somatic transgenesis for rapid functional analysis in insects

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Fast gapped-read alignment with Bowtie 2

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Diapause pupal color diphenism induced by temperature and humidity conditions in Byasa alcinous (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

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siRNAs Induce Efficient RNAi Response in Bombyx mori Embryos

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Juvenile Hormone Regulates Butterfly Larval Pattern Switches

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