Sexual and seasonal differences in the frequency of beak marks on the wings of two Lethe butterflies

Ecological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 453-459

  Ide, Jun Ya ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bird predation; Lepidopteran larvae; Longevity; Relative thoracic mass; Symmetrical mark

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BUTTERFLY; LONGEVITY; PREDATION RISK; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATE FOREST; WING;

AVES; LETHE DIANA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 33746396537     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-005-0140-z     Document Type: Article

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