The growth strategy of an alpine beetle: Maximization or individual growth adjustment in relation to seasonal time horizons?

Functional Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 605-610

  Margraf, N ^a   Gotthard, K ^a,b   Rahier, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Life history; Phenotypic plasticity; Photoperiod; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONALITY;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; OREINA; OREINA ELONGATA;

EID: 0142126777     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2003.00775.x     Document Type: Article

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