Ontogeny of defense and adaptive coloration in larvae of the comma butterfly, Polygonia C-album (Nymphalidae)

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 69-73

  Nylin, Sören ^a   Gamberale Stille, Gabriella ^a   Tullberg, Birgitta S ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptive function; Aposematism; Life history; Mimicry; Predation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE VALUE; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; APOSEMATISM; BUTTERFLY; LARVA; MIMICRY; ONTOGENY;

LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; POLYGONIA C-ALBUM;

EID: 0035724433     PISSN: 00240966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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