Letter Published: 03 August 1957 Sclerotization and Melanization: Two Independent Processes in the Cuticle of the Desert Locust S. R. A. MALEK Nature 180, 237 (1957) Cite this article ...

Second, we experimentally challenged males of two Hetaerina species and correlated spot size with PO activity and melanization ability. Results indicate either a positive relationship, a negative ...

Melanization is greatest on the basal portions of the hind wings, adjacent to the abdomen and the thorax, where it is best positioned to warm up flight muscles that are too cold to fly. When butterfly ...