Seasonal plasticity in two satyrine butterflies: State-dependent decision making in relation to daylength

Oikos

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 453-462

  Gotthard, Karl ^a   Nylin, Sören ^a   Wiklund, Christer ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAY LENGTH; LIFE HISTORY; SEASONALITY; SEXUAL MATURITY;

LASIOMMATA MAERA; LOPINGA ACHINE;

EID: 0032971849     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546424     Document Type: Article

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