Variation in immune defence in relation to developmental pathway in the green-veined white butterfly, Pieris napi

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 295-305

  Prasai, Keshav ^a   Karlsson, Bengt ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diapause; Direct development; Immune system; Phenotypic plasticity; Seasonal polymorphism; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ALLIARIA PETIOLATA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA; PIERIDAE; PIERIS BRASSICAE; PIERIS NAPI;

EID: 80051691494     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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