The effects of flooding on survivorship in overwintering larvae of the large copper butterfly Lycaena dispar batavus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), and its possible implications for restoration management

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 65-72

  Nicholls, Colin N ^a   Pullin, Andrew S ^b  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broadland; Butterfly; Flooding; Larvae; Lycaena dispar batavus; Overwintering; Restoration; Submergence

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; OVERWINTERING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SURVIVORSHIP;

UNITED KINGDOM;

LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENA; LYCAENA DISPAR; LYCAENIDAE;

EID: 0038661825     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2003.014     Document Type: Article

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