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Plebejus melissa melissa (Melissa blue butterflies) — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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Plebejus melissa melissa

Common names: Melissa blue butterflies

Taxonomy: Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Lycaenidae

Roles: study subject

ITIS TSN: 778921

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Knowledge graph centered on Plebejus melissa melissa with 66 nodes and 162 connections. Top connected: Ligusticum porteri, Asteraceae, Lepidoptera, aquatic insects, phenotypic plasticity.

Publications (2)

article

Novel host unmasks heritable variation in plant preference within an insect population

2022EvolutionRole: text_match

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The persistent maladaptation of <i>Pieris macdunnoughii</i>: Constraints on adaptation to an evolutionary trap

2019Role: study subject

Plebejus melissa melissa

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Publications (2)

Novel host unmasks heritable variation in plant preference within an insect population

The persistent maladaptation of <i>Pieris macdunnoughii</i>: Constraints on adaptation to an evolutionary trap

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