Emergence patterns in male butterflies: a hypothesis and a test

Abstract

A game theoretical model is advanced to explain the emergence time schedule of male butterflies under temporal “apostatic” selection, so that males emerging on different days enjoy equal fitness in evolutionary equilibrium.

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