Abstract

Abstract. 1. The seasonal activity patterns of adults and larvae, and the seasonal development of female gonads showed that Curubus glabrafus Payk. and Curubus violaceus L. living in a subalpine habitat are spring (summer) breeders with biennial life cycles.2. As a rule, the adults and third stage larvae hibernate, but C.glubrutus at least can hibernate also at the second larval stage, particularly in years in which unfavourable climatic conditions in the spring delay breeding.3. The adaptive strategies underlying these life history patterns and their possible significance for species diversification and coexistence are discussed.

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