Effects of latitude, altitude and climate on the habitat and conservation of the endangered butterfly Maculinea arion and its Myrmica ant hosts

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-46

  Thomas, J A ^a   Simcox, D J ^a   Wardlaw, J C ^a   Elmes, G W ^a   Hochberg, M E ^b   Clarke, R T ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Climate; Conservation; Core edge of range populations; Myrmecophily; Niche breadth

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED BUTTERFLY; LATITUDE; NICHE BREADTH;

EUROPE, (WEST);

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; MACULINEA ARION; MYRMICA SABULETI;

EID: 0031815233     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009640706218     Document Type: Article

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