The Host Plant Ecology of Heliconius Butterflies in Northeastern Costa Rica
Dissertation
Universtiy of Texas at Austin
John Smiley
Table of Contents
Introductory Material
Chapter 1 Theoretical Perspective on Butterfly-Host
Plant Interactions
Chapter 2 Heliconius and Passiflora:
Distribution and Abundance at the Field Site
Chapter 3 Host Plant Selection in Heliconius
Chapter 4 Larval Growth in Heliconius
Chapter 5 Predation of Heliconius
Eggs and Larvae
Chapter 6 Summary and Theoretical Predictions
Appendices
Below: La Selva Heliconius species,
arranged by mimicry groups
