Effects of adult feeding and temperature regime on fecundity and longevity in the butterfly Lycaena hippothoe (lycaedinae)

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 91-95

  Fischer, Klaus ^a   Fiedler, Konrad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adult diet; Nutritional ecology; Population dynamics; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

DIET; FECUNDITY; LONGEVITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENA HIPPOTHOE; LYCAENIDAE;

EID: 0034425395     PISSN: 00240966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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