Demography of the endangered butterfly Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): A case study of populations in sub-Mediterranean dry calcareous grasslands

We studied a population of the regionally endangered marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas aurinia inhabiting a system of loosely connected dry calcareous grasslands in sub-Mediterranean Slovenia. Our goal was to set the basis for a long-term monitoring of this butterfly in four meadows using mark-r...

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Main Authors: Jure JUGOVIC, Costanza UBONI, Sara ZUPAN, Martina LUŽNIK
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2018-09-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201801-0049_Demography_of_the_endangered_butterfly_Euphydryas_aurinia_Lepidoptera_Nymphalidae_A_case_study_of_populatio.php