The taxonomy, ecology and conservation status of the Golden-rayed Blue: A threatened butterfly endemic to western Victoria, Australia

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 275-299

  Braby, Michael F ^a   Douglas, Fabian ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Candaliditi; Microscena; Vicariance

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION STATUS; ECOLOGY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

CANDALIDES; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA; MYOPORUM; MYOPORUM PARVIFOLIUM; SCROPHULARIACEAE; VICTORIA;

EID: 1242345233     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2003.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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