Scale length/wing length correlation in Lepidoptera (Insecta)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 673-679

  Simonsen, Thomas J ^a   Kristensen, Niels P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cell size; Lepidoptera; Wing length; Wing scales

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; MOTH; SIZE; WING MORPHOLOGY;

INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0037457242     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930110096735     Document Type: Article

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