Selectively eliminating and conserving exotic plants to save an endangered butterfly from local extinction

Animal Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 476-483

  Severns, Paul M ^a   Warren, A D ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachypodium; Exotic species; Habitat quality; Habitat selection; Hostplant evolution; Microevolution

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HOST PLANT; LOCAL EXTINCTION; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; UNITED STATES;

BRACHYPODIUM; BRACHYPODIUM SYLVATICUM; EUPHYDRYAS EDITHA TAYLORI; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; NYMPHALIDAE; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; POACEAE;

EID: 58049083738     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2008.00203.x     Document Type: Article

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