Group size effects on survivorship and adult development in the gregarious larvae of Euselasia chrysippe (Lepidoptera, Riodinidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-204

  Allen, P E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b Asociación para la Conservación Y el Estudio de la Biodiversidad   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Adult mass; Clutch size; Euselasia chrysippe; Gregariousness; Larval survivorship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BODY MASS; BUTTERFLY; CATERPILLAR; CLUTCH SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC VARIATION; GROUP SIZE; HOST PLANT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; SURVIVORSHIP;

EUSELASIA; LEPIDOPTERA; RIODINIDAE;

EID: 84865223826     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0068-3     Document Type: Article

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