Maternal body size as a morphological constraint on egg size and fecundity in butterflies

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 443-451

  Bauerfeind, Stephanie S ^a   Fischer, Klaus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allometry; Araschnia levana; Heritability; Lycaena tityrus; Papilio machaon; Pararge aegeria; Phenotypic correlation; Pieris napi; Pupal mass

Indexed keywords

ARASCHNIA LEVANA; ARTHROPODA; LYCAENA TITYRUS; PAPILIO MACHAON; PAPILIONOIDEA; PARARGE AEGERIA; PIERIS NAPI;

EID: 44349173811     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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