Intraspecific competition in the speckled wood butterfly Pararge aegeria: Effect of rearing density and gender on larval life history

In insects, the outcome of intraspecific competition for food during development depends primarily upon larval density and larval sex, but effects will also depend on the particular trait under consideration and the species under study. Experimental manipulations of larval densities of a Madeiran po...

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Main Authors: Gibbs, Melanie, Lace, Lesley A., Jones, Martin J., Moore, Allen J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: University of Arizona Library 2004
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC528876/