Limited dispersal by the rare scarce heath butterfly - Potential consequences for population persistence

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-121

  Cassel Lundhagen, Anna ^a,c   Sjögren Gulve, Per ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coenonympha hero; Conservation; Dispersal; Lepidoptera; Mark release recapture

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; BUTTERFLY; DISPERSAL; IMMIGRATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

COENONYMPHA HERO; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 34147200614     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-006-9023-z     Document Type: Article

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