Are european white butterflies aposematic?

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 709-719

  Lyytinen, A ^a   Alatalo, R V ^a   Lindstrom L ^a   Mappes, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Anthocharis cardamines; Aposematism; Lepidoptera; P. napi; Palatability; Pieridae; Pieris brassicae

Indexed keywords

APOSEMATISM; BUTTERFLY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; PALATABILITY;

EID: 0033278311     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011081800202     Document Type: Article

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