Adaptive growth decisions in butterflies

BioScience

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 222-230

  Gotthard, Karl ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age and size at maturity; Butterflies; Growth decision; Growth strategy; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

CUCULIDAE; FORMICIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 41649089958     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/B580308     Document Type: Article

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