Patterns of morphological variation in Speyeria idalia (lepidoptera: nymphalidae) with implications for taxonomy and conservation

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 239-243

  Williams, Barry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Clines; Conservation; Speyeria; Taxonomy; Wing pattern

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001000920     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0239:POMVIS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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