Seasonal variation in larval host plants and consequences for Heliconius erato (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) adult body size

Austral Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 437-445

  Rodrigues, Daniela ^a   Moreira, Gilson R P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Heliconian butterflies; Host plant selection; Life history; Passion vines; Seasonality; Size variation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; HOST SELECTION; LIFE HISTORY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE;

BARBA NEGRA FOREST; BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE DO SUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EUCALYPTUS; HELICONIA; HELICONIUS; HELICONIUS ERATO; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; PASSIFLORA; PASSIFLORA EDULIS; PASSIFLORA MISERA; PASSIFLORA SUBEROSA; PASSIFLORACEAE; PHYLLIS;

EID: 4143118916     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2004.01381.x     Document Type: Article

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