Marginal range expansion in a host-limited butterfly species Gonepteryx rhamni

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-170

  Gutiérrez, David ^a   Thomas, Chris D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Butterfly; Climate change; Geographical range; Gonepteryx rhamni; North Wales; Range expansion; Range margins

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; HOST; LIMITING FACTOR; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; RANGE EXPANSION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

FRANGULA ALNUS; GONEPTERYX RHAMNI; LEPIDOPTERA; PIERIDAE; RHAMNUS ALATERNUS; RHAMNUS CATHARTICUS;

EID: 0342657164     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2311.2000.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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