Reproductive expenditure affects utilization of thoracic and abdominal resources in male Pieris napi butterflies

Functional Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 442-448

  Stjernholm, F ^a   Karlsson, B ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lepidoptera; Life history; Pieridae; Resource allocation; Trade off

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; NECTARIVORY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PAPILIONOIDEA; PIERIS NAPI;

EID: 33745077075     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01120.x     Document Type: Article

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