Taxonomic patterns in the egg to body size allometry of butterflies and skippers (Papilionoidea & Hesperiidae)

Nota Lepidopterologica

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 161-175

  García Barros, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body size; Butterflies; Egg size; Hesperioidea; Life history; Papilionoidea; Wing length

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036453737     PISSN: 03427536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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