Patterns in the spatial and temporal use of Texas milkweeds (Asclepiadaceae) by the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus L.) during fall, 1996

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-44

  Calvert, William H ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asclepias; Fire ant; Migration; Natural regions; Oviposition; Solenopsis invicta

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; DISPERSAL; MIGRATION; OVIPOSITION; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

UNITED STATES;

ASCLEPIAS; DANAUS PLEXIPPUS; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0033378288     PISSN: 00240966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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