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Thermoregulation and the determinants of heat transfer in Colias butterflies

Authors: Kingsolver, J. G.; Moffat, R. J.
Year: 1982
Journal: Oecologia, Vol. 53, pp. 27-33
Publisher: UNKNOWN
DOI: 10.1007/bf00377132
Keywords: COLIAS, ENERGETICS, ENTOMOLOGY, HEAT-TRANSFER, LEPIDOPTERA, PIERIDAE, RMBL, THERMOREGULATION

Abstract

The success of the butterfly simulator in mimicking Colias thermal characteristics confirms the preliminary understanding of the physical bases for and heat transfer mechanisms underlying thermoregulatory adaptations in these butterflies.

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