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| Grill, A.; Cerny, A.; Fiedler, K.. |
| Maniola butterflies undergo summer dormancy in dry and hot habitats and deposit their eggs only in early autumn when conditions become more favourable for their offspring. Female individuals of this genus are therefore relatively long-lived. For long-lived butterflies adult diet is of particular importance. We tested if added amino acids in nectar substitute fed to the butterflies affected timing of oviposition, fecundity and longevity. A hundred Maniola females were sampled from Mediterranean and Central European populations and made to oviposit under controlled laboratory conditions. Forty individuals were offered sucrose solution with additional amino acids while the remainder were fed with plain sucrose solution. We found that egg-laying strategies and... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Butterfly ecology; Oviposition; Longevity; Maniola; Summer dormancy; Nectar amino acids; Nymphalidae; 42.75. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/440770 |
