Analysis of the mating behavior and some possible causes of male copulatory success in Dryas iulia alcionea (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Heliconiinae)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-132

  Mega, Nicolás Oliveira ^a   de Araújo, Aldo Mellender ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behavioral sequence; Courtship; Dryas iulia; Heliconiinae; Mating behavior

Indexed keywords

DRYAS IULIA; HELICONIINAE; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 72549107929     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-009-0163-y     Document Type: Article

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