Testing the beneficial acclimation hypothesis: Temperature effects on mating success in a butterfly

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 658-664

  Geister, Thorin L ^a   Fischer, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bicyclus anynana; Chill coma recovery time; Female mate choice; Phenotypic plasticity; Temperature adaptation

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ADAPTATION; BUTTERFLY; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BICYCLUS ANYNANA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 34547683495     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arm024     Document Type: Article

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