scholarly journals AFLP Linkage Map of Hybridizing Swallowtail Butterflies, Papilio glaucus and Papilio canadensis

2009 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. B. Winter ◽  
A. H. Porter
Keyword(s):  
Linkage Map ◽  
Papilio Glaucus ◽  
Papilio Canadensis ◽  
Swallowtail Butterflies

Cold tolerance of the pupae in relation to the distribution of swallowtail butterflies

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 3028-3037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Kukal ◽  
Matthew P. Ayres ◽  
J. Mark Scriber
Keyword(s):  
Cold Tolerance ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Butterfly Species ◽  
Supercooling Point ◽  
Papilio Canadensis ◽  
Winter Temperatures ◽  
Cold Tolerant ◽  
Swallowtail Butterflies ◽  
Steep Decline ◽  
The Difference

A steep decline in the diversity of swallowtail butterfly species at high latitudes could be due to limited cold tolerance of overwintering pupae. If this is so, species with unusually northerly distributions should be unusually cold tolerant. We compared the northerly distributed Papilio canadensis with its southern relative, P. glaucus. Pupae were exposed for 2–5 months to four acclimatization treatments: outdoors in Alaska, outdoors in Michigan, constant 5 °C, and constant −25 °C. Field temperatures encountered by pupae in Alaska were lower than in Michigan. The supercooling point of P. glaucus pupae was unaffected by acclimatization (mean ± SE= −23.5 ± 0.52 °C). The supercooling point of P. canadensis pupae did not differ from that of P. glaucus pupae, except following acclimatization in Alaska, when it dropped to −27.0 ± 0.55 °C. Survival of pupae in Michigan was high for all populations (70–90%); in Alaska, survival of P. canadensis was just as high, but survival of P. glaucus dropped to 14%. Freezing was usually fatal in both species, but death was not immediate. No pupae survived 6 weeks at −25 °C. Trehalose was the most conspicuous metabolite revealed by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of live pupae and hemolymph. Labelled glucose was metabolized differently by the two species, which may underly the difference in acclimation potential and cold tolerance. The results support the hypothesis that winter temperatures limit swallowtail distributions.

Local Enhancement in Mud-Puddling Swallowtail Butterflies (Battus philenor and Papilio glaucus)

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 685-698 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.W. Otis ◽  
B. Locke ◽  
N.G. McKenzie ◽  
D. Cheung ◽  
E. MacLeod ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Enhancement ◽  
Battus Philenor ◽  
Papilio Glaucus ◽  
Swallowtail Butterflies

Genetics of Mimicry in the Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies, Papilio glaucus and P. canadensis (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

Evolution ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 222 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Mark Scriber ◽  
Robert H. Hagen ◽  
Robert C. Lederhouse
Keyword(s):  
Papilio Glaucus ◽  
Swallowtail Butterflies ◽  
Tiger Swallowtail

Sodium: Stimulus for Puddling Behavior by Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies, Papilio glaucus

Science ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 185 (4148) ◽  
pp. 372-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Arms ◽  
P. Feeny ◽  
R. C. Lederhouse
Keyword(s):  
Papilio Glaucus ◽  
Swallowtail Butterflies ◽  
Tiger Swallowtail
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