Geographic variation in clutch size and a realized benefit of aggregative feeding

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 447-450

  Fordyce, James A ^a,c   Nice, Chris C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Texas State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Clutch size; Geographic variation; Gregariousness; Life history evolution; Plant insect interactions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; CLUTCH SIZE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIA MACROPHYLLA; BATTUS PHILENOR; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONIDAE;

EID: 1642393368     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01661.x     Document Type: Article

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