Thermoregulation and microhabitat use in mountain butterflies of the genus Erebia: Importance of fine-scale habitat heterogeneity

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 50-58

  Kleckova, Irena ^a,b   Konvicka, Martin ^a,b   Klecka, Jan ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpine habitats; Behavioural thermoregulation; Climate change; Conservation; Habitat management; Niche

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BEHAVIOR; BODY TEMPERATURE; BUTTERFLY; COLD CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EREBIA ALBERGANUS; EREBIA CASSIOIDES; EREBIA EURYALE; EREBIA LIGEA; EREBIA MELAMPUS; EREBIA MONTANA; EREBIA PANDROSE; MICROHABITAT; NONHUMAN; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES HABITAT; SURVIVAL; THERMOREGULATION;

ALPINE HABITATS; BEHAVIOURAL THERMOREGULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; NICHE;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BUTTERFLIES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84896735919     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2014.02.002     Document Type: Article

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