The consequences of larval aggregation in the butterfly Chlosyne lacinia

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 408-415

  Clark, Brian R ^b   Faeth, Stanley H ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aposematism; Butterflies; Caterpillars; Egg clustering; Feeding facilitation; Gregariousness; Predation; Social stimulation

Indexed keywords

BORDERED PATCH BUTTERFLY; BUTTERFLY; LARVAL AGGREGATION; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; SURVIVAL;

ARTHROPODA; ASTERACEAE; AVES; CHLOSYNE LACINIA; FORMICIDAE; GALLIFORMES; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; PHACELIA CONGESTA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS XYLONI;

EID: 0030716210     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.1997.00091.x     Document Type: Article

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