Patch occupancy in Coenonympha tullia (Müller, 1764) (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae): Habitat quality matters as much as patch size and isolation

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 167-176

  Dennis, Roger L H ^a,b   Eales, Harry T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Butterflies; Conservation; Metapopulations

Indexed keywords

COENONYMPHA TULLIA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA; SATYRINAE;

EID: 0001448198     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018455714879     Document Type: Article

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