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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Lycaeides"”.
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Host use, mutualism and parasitism in the Lycaeides butterfly complex
… performance was investigated in three species of Lycaeides butterflies and placed into the context of other already studied ecological traits that potentially contribute to reproductive isolation in this system. For the larval performance experiment, caterpillars from seven populations were reared …
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Documenting the Patterns and Ecological Impacts of a Densovirus on Melissa Blue Butterflies (Lycaeides melissa) and Beyond
… host species. The Melissa blue butterfly ( Lycaeides melissa , Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) was the focal host species for the first two chapters, which describe spatial and temporal patterns of JcDV infection at multiple levels. L. melissa is a multivoltine, non-migratory species that utilizes …
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The influence of intraspecific variation in host plants on arthropod and fungal endophyte communities
… preference of the Melissa blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa), and if among patch variation in plant suitability can explain regional colonization patterns of alfalfa by the Melissa blue. In Chapter Two, I ask how intraspecific, and intra-individual variation among redwood trees (Sequoia …
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Butterflies fly away: insect decline in California, USA
… caterpillars of the Melissa blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa) to three concentrations of chlorantraniliprole (inspired by results from the previous work, described above), under three experimental climates, on a diet of a native or a non-native host plant throughout larval development in a …