Heliconius Subspecies by danob
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One of the best ways of showing evolutionary continuity between species and geographic races is to demonstrate that hybridization still occurs between closely related species. In Victorian times and early this century, naturalists were very interested, like "stamp-collectors", in freaks of nature, including rare hybrids between species. Between the 1930s and about 1980, there was decreased interest about the peculiarities of nature, and increased emphasis on the "fundamental" biological "realities" of animal species. (Hybridization between plant species is so abundant and easily shown, of course, that this rather myopic view of "pure", "good" species has never really caught on among botanists). Widely used field guides from this period often omit pictures even of common hybrids of birds and butterflies that can be seen in the wild, while treating much rarer or even extinct species in the same book. Recently, however, there has been renewed interest in biodiversity in all its glory, and it is possible to discern a return of interest in exceptions ("bad species") as well as the good species. In some beautiful recent books, often thorough world treatments of particular groups of butterflies and birds, hybridization between species is again becoming well-documented.
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Comments (50)
Magnificent image, Danny!!!!!
WOW Beautiful shot!! V
Simply a beautiful shot! The color, focus, and exposure are excellent indeed. Vote!
Beautiful photo. In mother nature their will always be good and bad of a species. Thats why it always comes back to survival of the fittest.Love the words that you posted with this photo as they are very true. Thanks for sharing :O)
Beautiful! The colors are wonderful! Excellent shot!
O my, this is really breathtaking..such a lovely shot with perfect details and colours....wonderful Danny....a real beauty
Maybe it is a subspecies but looks great this butty, very well done !
I have been described as a "freak of Nature"....sigh....I guess I am a Hybrid.....lovely Butty....manly hugz
Wonderful !!!!! Excellent !
Another wonderful macrophoto my friend!!!
he...the master of capturing butties, strikes again...nice shot; thanks for the presentation...
That is a beautiful photo, such colors and clarity. I vote for this one.
WOW!!!Beautiful capture!!!V
This subspecy is very brilliant and your shot too!! Absolutely perfect shot and comment! Thanks for this nature love demonstration! V
Wonderful soft mood & lovely butty, Beautiful capture :)
Wow never before seen buttie. Congratulations!
The background colours/textures are most elegant and the electric-blue pinstripe of a frame sets it off just perfectly!
Excellent colors.. wonderful!
a wonderful macro photography,Danny. great use od DOF. !!!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful photograph! Thanks for the extensive caption on hybridization. I have been interested on the F1 hybrids of flowers and your caption sheds some light on this.
Wow, this really is awesome Danny...dof, details and color all perfect.
EXCELLENT !!! V !
Bright and magical aura - luv the mood :)
Outstanding photograph!
Very pretty buttie and image here,excellent capture and job.
butty boy, he's a beauty :]
Almost does not look like a photo , but a gorgeous painting. Nothing "sub" about this Danny. Good info attached!
Beautiful & such wonderful clarity I agree with dbgrafix it doesn't look like a photo Picture perfect hun Vote n hugs Susan~
Beautiful!!! I love that blue background! It boggles my mind when creationists deny evolution in spite of our observations of change in animals with short life-spans over the course of one human life span...there are many well documented examples. Tahnks for the words Dan!
beautiful and stunning..sublime sensual shot...:) ex