Population differentiation and conservation of endemic races: The butterfly, Plebejus argus

Animal Conservation

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-21

  Thomas, C D ^a   Glen, S W T ^b,c   Lewis, O T ^a,d   Hill, J K ^a,e   Blakeley, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Imperial College ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; PLEBEJUS ARGUS;

EID: 0002698398     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943099000311     Document Type: Article

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