A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Resource selection by female moths in a heterogeneous environment: what is a poor girl to do?



Authors: Gripenberg S, Morrien E, Cudmore A, Salminen JP, Roslin T

Publisher: BLACKWELL PUBLISHING

Publication year: 2007

Journal:: Journal of Animal Ecology

Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Journal acronym: J ANIM ECOL

Volume: 76

Issue: 5

First page : 854

Last page: 865

Number of pages: 12

ISSN: 0021-8790

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01261.x


Abstract
8. We propose that temporal variation in resource quality may prevent female moths from evaluating resource quality reliably. To compensate for this, females may adopt a risk-spreading strategy when selecting their resources.



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