Components of male fitness in relation to body size in Epirrita autumnata (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-192

  Tammaru, Toomas ^a   Ruohomäki, Kai ^a   Saikkonen, Kari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epirrita autumnata; Longevity; Male fitness; Male size; Mate finding; Paternal effects

Indexed keywords

EPIRRITA AUTUMNATA; GEOMETRIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

FITNESS; MALE FITNESS;

EID: 0030475252     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1996.tb01186.x     Document Type: Article

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