The effect of conservation efforts on morphological asymmetry in a butterfly population

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 161-165

  Schmeller, Dirk S ^a   Dolek, Matthias ^b   Geyer, Adi ^b   Settele, Josef ^c   Brandl, Roland ^d  

^a Moulis   (France)

^b Büro für Ökologische Forschung und Planung   (Germany)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^d PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpine butterflies; Conservation; Developmental stability; Landscape fragmentation; Long term study; Species recovery

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; FITNESS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HYBRIDIZATION; LANDSCAPE PROTECTION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WING MORPHOLOGY;

PAPILIONOIDEA; PARNASSIUS APOLLO;

EID: 79955574650     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnc.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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