Key traits in a threatened butterfly and its common sibling: Implications for conservation

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 4095-4107

  Samways, Michael J ^a   Lu, Shen Shan ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conservation implications; Key traits; Threatened versus common butterfly

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; PATCHINESS; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RARITY; RECRUITMENT; SELECTION; SIBLING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVORSHIP; SYMPATRY;

ANIMALIA; ORACHRYSOPS ARIADNE;

EID: 36148952951     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9209-z     Document Type: Article

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