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The Biology of Butterflies by R. I. Vane-Wright Rare 1984 Ecology Entomology HC
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Elsevier Science & Technology Books
ISBN-10
0127137505
ISBN-13
9780127137506
eBay Product ID (ePID)
38584
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
429 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Biology of Butterflies : Symposium
Publication Year
1984
Subject
Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Series
Royal Entomological Society Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
58.3 Oz
Item Length
11.4 in
Item Width
8.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
83-071684
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
19
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
595.78/9
Table Of Content
Contributors. List of Participants. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction, R.I. Vane-Wright, P.R. Ackery, and P.J. DeVries. Systematics: Systematic and Faunistic Studies on Butterflies, P.R. Ackery. Populations and Communities: The Structure and Dynamics of Butterfly Populations, P.R. Ehrlich. The Biology of Butterfly Communities, L.E. Gilbert. The Effects of Marketing and Handling on Recapture Frequencies of Butterflies, A.C. Morton. Synoptic Studies on Butterfly Abundance, E. Pollard. The Food of Butterflies: Egg-laying in Butterflies, F.S. Chew, and R.K. Robbins. Butterfly-Hostplant Relationships: Host Quality, Adult Choice and Larval Success, M.C. Singer. Habitat Versus Foodplant Selection, S.P. Courtney. Parsonsieae; Ancestral Larval Foodplants of the Danainae and Ithomiinae, J A. Edgar. Predation, Parasitization and Defence: The Natural Enemies of Butterflies, J.P. Dempster. Host Specificity of Ectoparasitic Midges on Butterflies, R.P. Lane. Chemical Defence in Butterflies, L.P. Brower. A New Look at Lepidoptera Toxins, N.Marsh, M. Rothschild, and F. Evans. Mimicry: the Palatability Spectrum and its Consequences, J.R.G. Turner. How is Automimicry Maintained?, D.O. Gibson. Genetic Variation and Speciation: The Ecological Genetics of Quantitative Characters of Maniola jurtina and other Butterflies, P.M. Brakefield. Enzyme Variation Within the Danainae, I.J. Kitching. Mimicry, Migration and Speciation in Acraea encedon and A. encedana, I.J. Gordon. Amplified Species Diversity: a Case Study of an Australian Lycaenid Butterfly and its Attendant Ants, N.E. Pierce. Sex and Communication: Visual Communication and Sexual Selection among Butterflies, R.E. Silberglied. Mate Selection in Butterflies: Competition, Coyness, Choice and Chauvinism, D.A.S. Smith. Absence of Differential Mate Selection in the north American Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus, A.P. Platt, S.J. Harrison, and T.F. Williams. The Role of Pseudosexual Selection in the Evolution of Butterfly Colour Patterns, R.I. Vane-Wright. Upsets in the Sex-Ratio of Some Lepidoptera, Sir C. Clarke. Chemically Mediated Interactions Between Butterflies, M. Boppré. Migration and Seasonal Variation: The Dilemma: When and How to Go or Stay, R.R. Baker. Experimental Studies on the Evolution of Seasonal polyphenism, A.M. Shapiro. Sunshine, Sex-Ratio and Behaviour of Euphydrayas aurinia Larvae, K. Porter. Seasonal Polyphenism in African Precis Butterflies, L. Mcleod. Seasonal Polyphenism in Four Japanese Pieris (Artogeia) Species, O. Yata, T. Saigusa, A. Nakanishi, H. Shima, Y. Suzuki, and A. Yoshida. Conservation: The Impact of Recent Vulcanism on Lepidoptera, R.M. Pyle. The Biology and Conservation of Ornithoptera alexandrae, M.J. Parsons. The Conservation of Butterflies in Temperate Countries: Past Efforts and Lessons for the Future, J.A. Thomas. Cumulative Bibliography. Systematic Index. Subject Index.
LC Classification Number
QL541.B56 1984
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