Effects of Increased Flight on the Energetics and Life History of the Butterfly Speyeria mormonia.

Movement uses resources that may otherwise be allocated to somatic maintenance or reproduction. How does increased energy expenditure affect resource allocation? Using the butterfly Speyeria mormonia, we tested whether experimentally increased flight affects fecundity, lifespan or flight capacity. W...

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Main Authors: Kristjan Niitepõld, Carol L Boggs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4624906?pdf=render