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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/15341| Title: | A note on aggressive male mating behaviour of Papilio Machaon Melitensis (Lepidoptera : Papilionidae) Eller, 1930 |
| Authors: | Sciberras, Arnold |
| Keywords: | Lepidoptera -- Malta Insects -- Malta Papilionidae -- Malta Papilio -- Malta Papilio -- Sexual behavior |
| Issue Date: | 2010-12 |
| Publisher: | The Central Mediterranean Naturalist |
| Citation: | Sciberras, A. (2010). A note on aggressive male mating behaviour of Papilio Machaon Melitensis (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) Eller, 1930. The Central Mediterranean Naturalist, 5(2), 59-61. |
| Abstract: | In this short work two instances of aggressive mating behaviour are recorded for the first time in the Maltese islands and are compared to the usual mating behaviour observed. Analysis of the behaviour is carried out possibly shedding light on the use of morphological appearance and posture by the species. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/15341 |
| Appears in Collections: | CMN, Volume 5, Part 2 CMN, Volume 5, Part 2 |
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