Population demographics and the conservation status of the uncompahgre fritillary Boloria acrocnema (Nymphalidae)

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-36

  Seidl, Amy L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine habitat; Climate change; Collecting activity; Pollard transect; Salicaceae

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

UNITED STATES;

BOLORIA ACROCNEMA;

EID: 0033427296     PISSN: 00240966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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