Maternal effects, flight versus fecundity trade-offs, and offspring immune defence in the Speckled Wood butterfly, <it>Pararge aegeria</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Maternal condition can generate resource-related maternal effects through differential egg provisioning, and can greatly affect offspring performance. In the present study, the speckled wood butterfly <it>Pararge aegeria </i...

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Автори: Hails Rosemary S, Hesketh Helen, Breuker Casper J, Gibbs Melanie, Van Dyck Hans
Формат: Стаття
Мова:English
Опубліковано: BMC 2010-11-01
Серія:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Онлайн доступ:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/345