Conserving a wetland butterfly: Quantifying early lifestage survival through seasonal flooding, adult nectar, and habitat preference

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 361-370

  Severns, Paul M ^a   Boldt, Laurie ^b   Villegas, Sally ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bureau of Land Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat assessment; Nectar preference; Wetland butterflies; Wetland prairie; Willamette Valley

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; FLOODING; FOOD PREFERENCE; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; OVIPOSITION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

GRINDELIA; GRINDELIA INTEGRIFOLIA; LYCAENA; MENTHA PULEGIUM; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 33750620150     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-006-9011-3     Document Type: Article

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