Phenotypic plasticity of starvation resistance in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 589-600

  Pijpe, Jeroen ^a   Brakefield, Paul M ^a   Zwaan, Bas J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ageing; Genetic Variation; Insect; Life history; Metabolic rate; Survival; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEASON; STARVATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BICYCLUS ANYNANA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34248144617     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-006-9137-5     Document Type: Article

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