Diapause termination in two species of tropical butterfly, Euploea core (Cramer) and Euploea sylvester (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 352-356

  Canzano, Andrea A ^a   Jones, Rhondda E ^a   Seymour, Jamie E ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Oviposition; Photoperiod; Rainfall; Relative humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EUPLOEA; EUPLOEA CORE; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 0344497409     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2003.00366.x     Document Type: Article

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