Reproductive plasticity, ovarian dynamics and maternal effects in response to temperature and flight in Pararge aegeria

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1275-1283

  Gibbs, Melanie ^a,b   Van Dyck, Hans ^a   Karlsson, Bengt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Egg size; Embryogenesis; Insect; Lepidoptera; Longevity; Trade off

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; EGG SIZE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; LONGEVITY; MATERNAL EFFECT; OVIPOSITION; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRADE-OFF;

HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PARARGE AEGERIA;

EID: 77955177255     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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