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The population ecology of a natural population of the pierid butterfly Colias alexandra

Authors: Hayes, J. L.
Year: 1981
Journal: Oecologia, Vol. 49, pp. 188-200
Publisher: UNKNOWN
DOI: 10.1007/bf00349187
Keywords: COLIAS, ENTOMOLOGY, LEPIDOPTERA, PIERIDAE, POPULATION BIOLOGY, RMBL

Abstract

Key factor analysis techniques were used to examine factors determining the abundance of a population of non-pest Colias, finding factors resulting in reduced natality and mortality during larval diapause determine the population trends for C. alexandra.

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