Reproductive plasticity, oviposition site selection, and maternal effects in fragmented landscapes

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-11

  Gibbs, Melanie ^a   van Dyck, Hans ^a  

^a EARTH AND LIFE INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Egg laying; Habitat fragmentation; Host quality; Insect; Life history; Microclimate; Oviposition behavior; Resource distribution

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BREEDING SITE; BUTTERFLY; EGG PRODUCTION; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; MICROCLIMATE; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SITE SELECTION; SURVIVORSHIP;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 70149096942     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0849-8     Document Type: Review

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