New protocol for measuring lepidoptera wing damage

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-32

  Lehnert, Matthew S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Papilio homerus; Predation; Territoriality; Wing area; Wing assessment

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; INJURY; PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; TERRITORIALITY; WING;

EID: 77952404225     PISSN: 00240966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18473/lepi.v64i1.a4     Document Type: Article

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