Seasonal polyphenism and developmental trade-offs between flight ability and egg laying in a pierid butterfly.

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Butterflies have competing demands for flight ability depending on, for example, mating system, predation pressure, the localization of host plants and dispersal needs. The flight apparatus, however, is costly to manufacture and therefore trade-offs are expected since resources are limited and mu...

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