The relative exploitation of annuals as larval host plants by European butterflies

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 42, Issue 13-14, 2008, Pages 1079-1093

  Kemp, Roger J ^a   Hardy, Peter B ^b   Roy, David B ^c   Dennis, Roger L H ^c,d  

^a Pipistrelles Kemps Farm   (United Kingdom)

^b NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annuals; Climate change; Habitat; Host plant refuges; Host plants; Ruderals

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; BUTTERFLY; CLIMATE CHANGE; EXPLOITATION; HABITAT USE; HOST PLANT; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RANGE EXPANSION; REFUGE;

LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 47349131535     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930801937608     Document Type: Article

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