Patterns of phenotypic plasticity in common and rare environments: a study of host use and color learning in the cabbage white butterfly vieris rapae

American Naturalist

Volumn 173, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 615-631

  Snell Rood, Emilie C ^a,b   Papaj, Daniel R ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Host use; Learning; Phenotypic plasticity; Variable environment; Vieris rapae

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BUTTERFLY; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST USE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INNATE BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; VEGETABLE;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; PIERIS RAPAE;

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; COLOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LEARNING; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BUTTERFLIES; COLOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; LEARNING; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 67149100333     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/597609     Document Type: Article

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