Title: The "False Head" Hypothesis: Predation and Wing Pattern Variation of Lycaenid Butterflies
Abstract: Previous articleNext article No AccessNotes and CommentsThe "False Head" Hypothesis: Predation and Wing Pattern Variation of Lycaenid ButterfliesRobert K. RobbinsRobert K. RobbinsPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmailPrint SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 118, Number 5Nov., 1981 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/283868 Views: 49Total views on this site Citations: 62Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1981 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Wei-Ping Chan, Richard Rabideau Childers, Sorcha Ashe, Cheng-Chia Tsai, Caroline Elson, Kirsten J. Keleher, Rachel L. Hawkins Sipe, Crystal A. Maier, Andrei Sourakov, Lawrence F. Gall, Gary D. Bernard, Edward R. Soucy, Nanfang Yu, Naomi E. 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