Egg viability and larval contribution to fecundity of Parnassius smintheus Doubleday (Papilionidae)

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 228-230

  Matter, Stephen F ^a   Wick, Anne ^a   Gaydos, Mike ^a   Frantz, Matt ^a   Roland, Jens ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Life history; Reproduction; Rocky Mountain Apollo

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; FECUNDITY; INSECT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY; REPRODUCTION;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

PAPILIONIDAE; PARNASSIUS SMINTHEUS;

EID: 33846035005     PISSN: 00240966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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