Seasonal polyphenism in the wild: survey of wing patterns in five species of Bicyclus butterflies in Malawi

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 285-298

  WINDIG, JACK J ^a   BRAKEFIELD, PAUL M ^a   REITSMA, NICO ^a   WILSON, JOHN G M ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Bicyclus; butterfly; Malawi; natural selection; plasticity; Seasonal polyphenism; species difference; time series; wing pattern

Indexed keywords

HABITAT PREFERENCE; WING POLYMORPHISM;

MALAWI;

BICYCLUS;

EID: 0028160077     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1994.tb00420.x     Document Type: Article

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