Road crossing behavior of an endangered grassland butterfly, Icaricia icarioides fenderi Macy (Lycaenidae), between a subdivided population

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-56

  Severns, Paul M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Lupinus; Oregon

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLIGHT BEHAVIOR; GRASSLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

ICARICIA ICARIOIDES; LUPINUS; LYCAENIDAE;

EID: 44149108219     PISSN: 00240966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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