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Impact of Photoperiod on the Sexual Behavior of the Black Cutworm Moth (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
2001
Environmental Entomology
We tested the hypothesis that changes in photoperiod alone are responsible for the delay in the onset of sexual maturity that has been previously observed in natural populations of the migratory black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel), moth.We hypothesized that under short days, which occur at the onset of the spring and fall migrations, the Þrst age at which males and females engage in sexual communication would be later than under long days typical of nonmigratory periods. Individuals were
doi:10.1603/0046-225x-30.2.189
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