Distribution and dispersal patterns of the ringlet butterfly (Aphantopus hyperantus) in an agricultural landscape

Bulletin of the Geobotanical Institute ETH

Volumn 69, Issue , 2003, Pages 45-55

  Billeter, Regula ^a   Sedivy, Isabella ^a   Diekötter, Tim ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Fragmentation; Habitat quality; Mark recapture study; Metapopulation

Indexed keywords

APHANTOPUS HYPERANTUS;

EID: 0347300333     PISSN: 14206803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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