Conservation status and needs of butterflies (Lepidoptera) on the Torres Strait Islands

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 325-332

  Sands, D P A ^a   New, T R ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Connectivity; Dispersal; Land bridge; Land tenure

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; DISPERSAL; LAND BRIDGE; LAND TENURE; NATURE RESERVE; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; TORRES STRAIT; TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS;

LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 44949085456     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-008-9153-6     Document Type: Article

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