Increased risk of predation as a cost of high growth rate: An experimental test in a butterfly

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 896-902

  Gotthard, Karl ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Age and size at maturity; Growth strategy; Life history theory; Predation risk; Trade off

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; GROWTH RATE; PREDATION RISK; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; BIDENS; HETEROPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PARARGE AEGERIA; PICROMERUS BIDENS;

EID: 0033804475     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2000.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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