Number of larval instars and sex-specific plasticity in the development of the small heath butterfly, Coenonympha pamphilus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
The number of larval moults, larval head capsule width and pupal weight were investigated in both direct-developing and diapausing individuals of a South-West European population of Coenonympha pamphilus. The frequency distributions of head widths of successive larval instars overlapped, partly due...
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Language: | English |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2006-01-01
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Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200601-0007_Number_of_larval_instars_and_sex-specific_plasticity_in_the_development_of_the_small_heath_butterfly_Coenonymp.php |