Temporal patterns in reproduction may explain variation in mating frequencies in the green-veined white butterfly Pieris napi

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-107

  Välimäki, Panu ^a   Kaitala, Arja ^a   Kokko, Hanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fecundity; Life history; Monandry; Pieris napi; Polyandry

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; MATING BEHAVIOR; POLYANDRY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; PIERIS NAPI;

EID: 33749445822     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0240-y     Document Type: Article

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