Effects of nectar amino acids on fecundity of the wall brown butterfly (Lasiommata megera L.)

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 413-421

  Mevi Schütz, Jovanne ^a   Erhardt, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lepidoptera; Maternal lineage; Nectar amino acids; Resource allocation; Satyrinae

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LANTANA CAMARA; LASIOMMATA MEGERA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA; SATYRINAE;

EID: 0141993600     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1439-1791-00183     Document Type: Article

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