Sexual differences in life-history traits in the butterfly Lycaena tityrus: A comparison between direct and diapause development

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 325-330

  Fischer, Klaus ^a   Fiedler, Konrad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Developmental pathway; Lepidoptera; Life history; Protandry; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; DIAPAUSE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PROTANDRY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TEMPERATURE;

INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENA TITYRUS; LYCAENIDAE;

EID: 0035205544     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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