Microhabitat selection in a grassland butterfly: A trade-off between microclimate and food availability

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 857-865

  Krämer, Benjamin ^a   Kämpf, Immo ^a   Enderle, Jan ^a   Poniatowski, Dominik ^a   Fartmann, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcareous grassland; Habitat quality; Habitat requirements; Host plant selection; Oviposition; Pyrgus malvae

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GRASSLAND; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; MICROCLIMATE; MICROHABITAT; OVIPOSITION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

DIEMEL VALLEY; GERMANY;

AGRIMONIA; AGRIMONIA EUPATORIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; POTENTILLA; POTENTILLA NEUMANNIANA; PYRGINAE; PYRGUS MALVAE;

EID: 84869128295     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-012-9473-4     Document Type: Article

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