Butterfly Behavior & Plant Evolution!

Butterfly Behavior & Plant Evolution!

Find out how butterfly pollination behavior influences plant evolution! Drs. Robin Hopkins & Heather Briggs take us through their research into the effects of pipevine swallowtail behavior on the evolution of flower color in the wildflower Phlox.

Topics

  • butterfly
  • pollination
  • plant
  • evolution
  • pipevine
  • swallowtail
  • flower
  • color
  • phlox
  • wildflower
  • plant-animal interaction
  • reproduction
  • hybridization