Differential wing toughness in distasteful and palatable butterflies: Direct evidence supports unpalatable theory

Biotropica

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 176-181

  DeVries, P J ^a  

^a MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Butterfly palatability; Nymphalidae; Predator defenses; Wing patterns; Wing toughness

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BUTTERFLY; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; PALATABILITY;

LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 0036228076     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00254.x     Document Type: Article

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