Persistence of a frugivorous butterfly species in Venezuelan forest fragments: The role of movement and habitat quality

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1623-1641

  Shahabuddin, G ^a   Herzner, G A ^b   Aponte, R C ^c   Gomez, M D C ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^d UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Dispersal; Fragmentation; Hamadryas; Tropical

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; MOVEMENT; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION DENSITY;

VENEZUELA;

HAMADRYAS; HAMADRYAS FEBRUA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0034531267     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026551811969     Document Type: Article

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