Biology of larvae and adults of erynnis propertius at the northern edge of its range

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-171

  Prior, Kirsten M ^a   Dzurisin, Jason D K ^a   Pelini, Shannon L ^a   Hellmann, Jessica J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADULT; BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION STATUS; FLIGHT; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT LOSS; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY; PHENOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; RANGE EXPANSION;

ERYNNIS; HESPERIIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 67650389225     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/n08-019     Document Type: Article

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