Adult nutrition and butterfly fitness: effects of diet quality on reproductive output, egg composition, and egg hatching success
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the Lepidoptera it was historically believed that adult butterflies rely primarily on larval-derived nutrients for reproduction and somatic maintenance. However, recent studies highlight the complex interactions between storage re...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-07-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
| Online Access: | http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/5/1/10 |