Butterfly life history and temperature adaptations; dry open habitats select for increased fecundity and longevity

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-104

  Karlsson, Bengt ^a   Wiklund, Christer ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fitness; Lepidoptera; Life history; Nymphalidae; Reproduction; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BUTTERFLY; FECUNDITY; LIFE HISTORY; LONGEVITY;

APHANTOPUS HYPERANTUS; COENONYMPHA PAMPHILUS; HEXAPODA; HIPPARCHIA SEMELE; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAMPHILUS; PAPILIONOIDEA; PARARGE AEGERIA; SEMELE;

EID: 13844284223     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2004.00902.x     Document Type: Article

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