Visual mate detection in a territorial male butterfly (Asterocampa leilia): Effects of distance and perch location

Behaviour

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-43

  Rutowski, Ronald L ^a   Mccoy, Lee ^a   Demlong, Michael J ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Mate detection; Vision

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035645766     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853901750077772     Document Type: Article

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