The role of larval food resources and adult movement in the population dynamics of the orange-tip butterfly (anthocharis cardamines)

Oecologia

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 549-556

  Dempster, J P ^a  

^a The Green   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Intra specific competition; Oviposition deterring pheromone; Resource partitioning

Indexed keywords

ADULT MOVEMENT; LARVAL FOOD; ORANGE-TIP BUTTERFLY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

UK, ENGLAND, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, MONKS WOOD NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE;

ANTHOCHARIS CARDAMINEA; ANTHOCHARIS CARDAMINES; BRASSICACEAE; CARDAMINE PRATENSIS; LEPIDOPTERA; PIERIDAE;

EID: 0030765087     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050270     Document Type: Article

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