Fecundity, lifespan and egg mass in butterflies: Effects of male-derived nutrients and female size

Functional Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 166-175

  Oberhauser, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Danaus plexippus; Lepidoptera; Monarch Butterflies; paternal investment; spermatophores

Indexed keywords

EGG MASS; FECUNDITY; FEMALE SIZE; LIFESPAN; MONARCH BUTTERFLY; PATERNAL INVESTMENT;

DANAUS PLEXIPPUS; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 0030619874     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1997.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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