Reintroduction of regal fritillary (Speyeria idalia) to a restored prairie

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 244-250

  Shepherd, Stephanie ^a   Debinski, Diane M ^b  

^a Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Insect reintroduction; Iowa; Prairie; Speyeria idalia

Indexed keywords

FRITILLARIA (ANGIOSPERM); INSECTA; SPEYERIA IDALIA;

EID: 28844486937     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.23.4.244     Document Type: Article

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