Factors affecting the distribution of satyrid butterflies on arable farmland

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 723-734

  Dover, John W ^a,b  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b MYERSCOUGH COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aphantopus hyperantus; butterfly; field boundaries; field margins; Maniola jurtina; nodes; Pyronia tithonus; Satyridae

Indexed keywords

BRAMBLE; COWPARSLEY; FARMLAND; FIELD MARGIN; MARJORAM; MAYWEED; OLD MAN'S BEARD;

UK, ENGLAND, HAMPSHIRE;

ANTHRISCUS SYLVESTRIS; APHANTOPUS HYPERANTUS; APIACEAE; CLEMATIS VITALBA; COMPOSITAE; LABIATAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MANIOLA JURTINA; MATRICARIA; ORIGANUM VULGARE; PYRONIA TITHONUS; RANUNCULACEAE; ROSACEAE; RUBUS FRUTICOSUS; SATYRIDAE;

EID: 0030304902     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404943     Document Type: Article

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