Mating frequency in Bush-brown butterflies (nymphalidae: Satyrinae)

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 80-86

  Braby, M F ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Insemination; Mating behavior; Spermatophore number

Indexed keywords

INSEMINATION; MATING FREQUENCY;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, CARDWELL;

LEPIDOPTERA; MYCALESIS PERSEUS; MYCALESIS SIRIUS; MYCALESIS TERMINUS; NYMPHALIDAE; SATYRINAE;

EID: 0030482319     PISSN: 00240966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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