Flight muscle breakdown in the green-veined white butterfly, Pieris napi (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)
Flight is important for insects but also incurs costs in terms of reduced reproductive reserves. Recent studies on butterflies have shown that thorax mass and nitrogen content decrease over the adult lifespan, suggesting that flight muscle breakdown may also occur in butterflies. However, unlike oth...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2008-02-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200801-0012_Flight_muscle_breakdown_in_the_green-veined_white_butterfly_Pieris_napi_Lepidoptera_Pieridae.php |