Phenological asynchrony in plant–butterfly interactions associated with climate: a community-wide perspective

Oikos

Volumn 125, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1434-1444

  Donoso, Isabel ^a,b   Stefanescu, Constantí ^c,d   Martínez Abraín, Alejandro ^a,e   Traveset, Anna ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c Museu de Ciències Naturals de Granollers Àrea Investigació en Quiròpters   (Spain)

^d CREAF   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; BUTTERFLY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL WETLAND; DATA SET; FLOWER VISITING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MUTUALISM; PHENOLOGY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; RESOURCE USE; SEASONAL VARIATION; VULNERABILITY;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

HEXAPODA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84959449166     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/oik.03053     Document Type: Article

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