Population structure, mobility and habitat preferences of the violet copper Lycoeno helle (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Western Germany: implications for conservation

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-52

  Fischer, Klaus ^a   Beinlich, Burkhard ^a   Plachter, Harald ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Dispersal; Habitat turn over; Metapopulation; Sedentariness

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION; DISPERSAL; HABITAT SELECTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

GERMANY;

LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENA HELLE; LYCAENIDAE;

EID: 0033507594     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009630506216     Document Type: Article

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