An inflated conservation load for European butterflies: Increases in rarity and endemism accompany increases in species richness

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-62

  Dennis, Roger L H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Butterflies; Conservation; Endemism; Lepidoptera

Indexed keywords

LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 0002968791     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018474824448     Document Type: Article

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