Intraspecific variation in wing and pupal melanization in copper butterflies (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 301-312

  Karl, Isabell ^a,b   Geister, Thorin L ^b   Fischer, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinal variation; Hormone; Melanin; Thermal melanism hypothesis

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CLINE; EQUILIBRIUM; HORMONE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MELANIN; PHENOTYPE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WING;

LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 70349198974     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01284.x     Document Type: Article

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