Expression of alternative developmental pathways in the cabbage butterfly, Pieris melete and their differences in life history traits
Abstract The seasonal life cycle of the cabbage butterfly, Pieris melete is complicated because there are three options for pupal development: summer diapause, winter diapause, and nondiapause. In the present study, we tested the influence of temperature, day length, and seasonality on the expressio...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-11-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5731 |