Intimidating butterflies

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 6 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 276-278

  Ruxton, Graeme D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BUTTERFLY; COLOR;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 20144362836     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2005.03.014     Document Type: Short Survey

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