Ovarian dynamics, egg size, and egg number in relation to temperature and mating status in a butterfly

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-203

  Steigenga, Marc J ^a   Fischer, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bicyclus anynana; Egg maturation; Lepidoptera; Nymphalidae; Oocyte; Phenotypic plasticity; Reproduction; Temperature size rule

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; EGG PRODUCTION; EGG SIZE; MATURATION; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BICYCLUS ANYNANA; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; SATYRINAE;

EID: 35348985444     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2007.00610.x     Document Type: Article

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