Does a lack of mating opportunities explain monandry in the green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi)?

Oikos

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 110-116

  Välimäki, Panu ^a   Kaitala, Arja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; MATING BEHAVIOR; POLYANDRY;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; PIERIS NAPI;

EID: 33749443744     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0030-1299.14947.x     Document Type: Article

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