Interpopulation variation in phenotypic plasticity in the speckled wood butterfly, Pararge aegeria

Oikos

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 323-330

  Sibly, R M ^a   Winokur, L ^a   Smith, R H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARARGE AEGERIA; LEPIDOPTERA; SATYRIDAE;

PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION VARIATION; SPECKLED WOOD BUTTERFLY;

UK, ENGLAND, HAMPSHIRE; UK, SCOTLAND, STRATHCLYDE, ARGYLL; UK, WALES, SNOWDONIA;

EID: 0030620806     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546300     Document Type: Article

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