Adult Movements Between Populations in the Specialist Butterfly Proclossiana-eunomia (lepidoptera, Nymphalidae)
(1994) Ecological Entomology — Vol. 19, n° 1, p. 1-5 (1994)
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- 1. The structure of local populations of a monophagous butterfly, the bog fritillary Proclossiana eunomia, was studied in a complex of suitable habitat patches separated by spruce plantations or fertilized pasture. 2. An unexpected high level of adult movements between habitat patches was detected by a mark-release-recapture technique. Local populations were connected by adult movements across unsuitable habitats, leading to a metapopulation structure. 3. This evidence of the metapopulation structure of a specialist butterfly challenges the supposed relationship between habitat specialization and closed, isolated populations. 4. Males and females of P.eunomia exhibited different spatial behaviours; females were more likely to emigrate and dispersed further than males. These differences in spatial behaviour are related to the mating system.
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Baguette, M., & Neve, G. (1994). Adult Movements Between Populations in the Specialist Butterfly Proclossiana-eunomia (lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). Ecological Entomology, 19(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.1994.tb00382.x (Original work published 1994)