Survival of the endangered butterfly Lycaena helle in a fragmented environment: Genetic analyses over 15 years

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-31

  Habel, Jan Christian ^a,b   Finger, Aline ^a,b,c   Schmitt, Thomas ^b   Nève, Gabriel ^d  

^a MUSÉE NATIONAL D HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d AVIGNON UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Bottleneck; Fragmentation; Genetic differentiation; Genetic drift; Lepidoptera; Microsatellites; Phylogeography; Violet copper

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BUTTERFLY; DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC MARKER; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISOLATED POPULATION; MOUNTAIN REGION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; SURVIVAL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIMESCALE;

ARDENNES [WESTERN EUROPE]; FRANCE; JURA MOUNTAINS; PYRENEES; VOSGES [(MNR) FRANCE];

LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENA HELLE;

EID: 78650960056     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2010.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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