Variation in male courtship costs in butterflies

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1385-1391

  Wedell, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body size; Genetic variation; Longevity; Nuptial gift; Pieris napi; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BUTTERFLY; COPULATION; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; LONGEVITY; MATING SUCCESS; NUPTIAL GIFT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEXUAL SELECTION; SURVIVORSHIP;

PAPILIONOIDEA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; PIERIS NAPI;

EID: 77955661119     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-0953-9     Document Type: Article

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