A recent host range expansion in Junonia coenia Hubner (Nymphalidae): Oviposition preference, survival, growth, and chemical defense

Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 873-884

  Camara, Mark D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet breadth; Insect chemical defense; Iridoid glycosides; Oviposition preference; Quantitative genetics; Trade offs; Tritrophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RESPONSE; BUCKEYE BUTTERFLY; CHEMICAL DEFENCE; GROWTH; HOST PLANT; OVIPOSITION PREFERENCE; RANGE EXPANSION;

COENIA; ELATINE; INSECTA; JUNONIA COENIA; KICKXIA ELATINE; LANCEOLATA; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PLANTAGINACEAE; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; SCROPHULARIACEAE;

EID: 0030807065     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb03669.x     Document Type: Article

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