Is body size a good indicator of fecundity in the genus Thaumetopoea? A story told by two intrageneric Mediterranean forest defoliators
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DOI: 10.1111/afe.12399
Abstract: Body size correlates with several factors such as reproductive fitness, environmental changes, the quality and quantity of food during critical development stages, and the feeding season. For the Palearctic moths of the genus Thaumetopoea (Lepidoptera;… read more here.
Keywords: female body; genus thaumetopoea; fecundity; size ... See more keywords