Climate change and the effect of increasing spring temperatures on emergence dates of the butterfly Apatura iris (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-167

  Dell, Dennis ^a   Sparks, Tim H ^b   Dennis, Roger L H ^a,c,d  

^a NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apatura iris; Climate change; Development time; Phenology; Salix caprea; Switzerland; Trends

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMERGENCE; PHENOLOGY;

APATURA IRIS; APATURINAE; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; SALIX; SALIX CAPREA;

EID: 20444504256     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2005.026     Document Type: Article

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