Phenotypic plasticity in butterfly morphology in response to weather conditions during development

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 283, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 162-168

  Gibbs, M ^a,b   Wiklund, C ^c   Van Dyck, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adult phenotype; Development; Environment; Flight morphology; Pararge aegeria; Plasticity; Seasonal variation; Weather

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FLIGHT; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

PARARGE AEGERIA;

EID: 79951801478     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00756.x     Document Type: Article

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