Patterns and processes of nestedness in a Great Basin butterfly community

Oecologia

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 133-139

  Fleishman, Erica ^a   Murphy, Dennis D ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Butterflies; Conservation; Great Basin; Nestedness; Riparian

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032921496     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050769     Document Type: Article

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