The genetic consequence of differing ecological demands of a generalist and a specialist butterfly species

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1895-1908

  Habel, Jan Christian ^a,b   Meyer, Marc ^b   Schmitt, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b MUSÉE NATIONAL D HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Allozyme electrophoresis; Conservation genetics; Fragmentation; Genetic differentiation; Genetic diversity; Melanargia galathea; Melitaea aurelia; Nymphalidae

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALLOZYME; BUTTERFLY; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ELECTROKINESIS; EXTINCTION RISK; GENERALIST; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MEADOW; SPECIALIST;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

MELANARGIA GALATHEA; MELITAEA AURELIA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 67649176529     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9563-5     Document Type: Article

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