Diurnal and seasonal changes in the mate-locating behavior of the satyrine butterfly Lethe diana

Ecological Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-196

  Ide, Jun Ya ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diurnal switching; Lethe diana; Mate locating; Patrol; Territorial behavior

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; DIURNAL VARIATION; MATE LOCATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TERRITORIALITY;

LEPIDOPTERA; LETHE; LETHE DIANA; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 1942487226     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1703.2003.00623.x     Document Type: Article

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