Effect of photoperiod on the duration of summer and winter diapause in the cabbage butterfly, Pieris melete (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
Effect of photoperiod on the duration of summer and winter diapause was investigated in the cabbage butterfly, Pieris melete. By keeping naturally induced aestivating and hibernating pupae under various photoperiods, it was shown that diapause duration of aestivating pupae was significantly longer a...
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Language: | English |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2006-07-01
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Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200603-0006_Effect_of_photoperiod_on_the_duration_of_summer_and_winter_diapause_in_the_cabbage_butterfly_Pieris_melete_Le.php |