Gardens as an aid to the conservation of some butterfly species

Science Progress

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 223-244

  Vickery, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butterfly breeding habitats; Butterfly conservation; Nectar

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249003286     PISSN: 00368504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/003685007X228739     Document Type: Article

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