A bird's eye view of the peppered moth

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-159

  Majerus, M E N ^a   Brunton, C F A ^a   Stalker, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biston betularia; Crypsis; Lichen; Melanism; Predation; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; CRYPSIS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MELANISM; NATURAL SELECTION; PREDATION;

BISTON BETULARIA; GEOMETRIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0034002376     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00170.x     Document Type: Article

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