Resource use in two contrasting habitat types raises different challenges for the conservation of the dryad butterfly Minois dryas

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 777-786

  Kalarus, Konrad ^a   Skórka, Piotr ^b   Nowicki, Piotr ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Habitat management; Habitat selection; Mosaic landscape; Nectar resources

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; MEADOW; MICROCLIMATE; RESOURCE USE; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

MINOIS DRYAS; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84880512753     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-013-9560-1     Document Type: Article

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