On the consequences of aggressive male mate-locating behaviour and micro-climate for female host plant use in the butterfly Lycaena hippothoe

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1581-1591

  Turlure, Camille ^a   van Dyck, Hans ^a  

^a EARTH AND LIFE INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conservation; Lycaena hippothoe; Mating system; Oviposition; Resource based territoriality

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FECUNDITY; HABITAT USE; HOST PLANT; HOST USE; INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; MATE LOCATION; MICROCLIMATE; NECTAR; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TERRITORIALITY;

LYCAENA HIPPOTHOE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 77952670930     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0753-2     Document Type: Article

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