Leaf toughness changes the effectiveness of larval aggregation in the butterfly Byasa alcinous bradanus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae)

Entomological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-140

  Kawasaki, Nami ^a,b   Miyashita, Tadashi ^b   Kato, Yoshiomi ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Byasa alcinous; Gregariousness; Larval behavior; Plant defense

Indexed keywords

ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIA DEBILIS; ATROPHANEURA ALCINOUS; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONIDAE;

EID: 67949106473     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2009.00314.x     Document Type: Article

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