Reproductive bulk in capital-breeding Lepidoptera

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 229-233

  Miller, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chilo partellus; Choristoneura fumiferana; Dendrolimus pini; Egg weight; Fecundity; Malacosoma disstria; Reproductive effort; Reproductive potential

Indexed keywords

EGG SIZE; FECUNDITY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT;

CHILO PARTELLUS; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; DENDROLIMUS PINI; LEPIDOPTERA; MALACOSOMA DISSTRIA;

EID: 30444442263     PISSN: 00240966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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