Area-dependent migration by ringlet butterflies generates a mixture of patchy population and metapopulation attributes

Oecologia

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 229-234

  Sutcliffe, Odette L ^a   Thomas, Chris D ^a   Peggie, Djunijanti ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Area effects; Fragmentation; Mark release recapture; Patch; Scale

Indexed keywords

HABITAT PATCH; METAPOPULATION; MIGRATION; RINGLET;

APHANTOPUS HYPERANTUS; LEPIDOPTERA; SATYRIDAE;

EID: 0030619359     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050077     Document Type: Article

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