Behavioral thermoregulation by high arctic butterflies. Arctic 23(4

• Main Authors: P. G. Kevan, J. D. Shorthouses
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1970
• Subjects: Arctic; Ellesmere Island; Lake Hazen; Northwest Territories; Arctique*; Territoires du Nord-Ouest
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.500.5231; http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic23-4-268.pdf

ABSTRACT. Behavioural thermoregulation is an important adaptation of the five high arctic butterflies found at Lake Hazen (81 “49‘N., 71 18’W.), Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories. Direct insolation is used by arctic butterflies to increase their body temperatures. They select basking substrate...