Why does Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) engage in late summer territorial disputes when close relatives are feeding up for overwintering?

Entomologist's Gazette

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 83-89

  Dennis, Roger L H ^a   Stefanescu, Constantí ^b   Tremewan, W Gerald ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Museu de Granollers Ciencies Naturals   (Spain)

^c Pentreath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; VANESSA ATALANTA;

EID: 33646567810     PISSN: 00138894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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