Microdistribution and diurnal behaviour of two sympatric mountain butterflies (Erebia epiphron and E. euryale): Relations to vegetation and weather

Biologia - Section Zoology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 223-233

  Konvička, Martin ^a   Beneš, Jiří ^a   Kuras, Tomáš ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; Diurnal schedule; Habitat partitioning; Mate locating behaviour; Nymphalidae; Ordination; Satyrinae; Thermal requirements

Indexed keywords

EREBIA; EREBIA EPIPHRON; EREBIA EURYALE; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; SATYRINAE;

EID: 19044389770     PISSN: 13356380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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