Timing of mating, reproductive status and resource availability in relation to migration in the painted lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui
C. Stefanescu, A. Ubach, C. Wiklund
This study investigates the oogenesis-flight syndrome in painted lady butterflies, finding that migration occurs during a pre-reproductive phase and that mating frequency correlates with host plant abundance.
bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2020Animal Behavior & Cognition