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Physiological differences between female limited, alternative life history strategies: The Alba phenotype in the butterfly Colias croceus.
Journal of insect physiology - 1 Jan 2000
Woronik Alyssa, Stefanescu Constanti, Käkelä Reijo, Wheat Christopher W, Lehmann Philipp
Abstract excerpt
Across a wide range of taxa, individuals within populations exhibit alternative life history strategies (ALHS) where their phenotypes dramatically differ due to divergent investments in growth, reproduction and survivorship, with the resulting trade-offs directly impacting Darwinian fitness. Though the maintenance of ALHS within populations is fairly well understood, little is known regarding the physiological...
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