Effects of larval rearing density and food availability on adult size and coloration in monarch butterflies lepideptera: Nymphalidae

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 366-377

  Atterholt, Amy L ^a   Solensky, Michelle J ^a  

^a 931 College Mall   (United States)

Author keywords

Development time; Developmental stress; Digital image analysis; Heritable variation; Melanism

Indexed keywords

DANAUS PLEXIPPUS; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 79751490721     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-45.4.366     Document Type: Article

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