Mark-recapture on large spatial scale reveals long distance dispersal in the Marsh Fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia

0368299 - BC 2012 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Zimmermann, Kamil - Fric, Zdeněk - Jiskra, P. - Kopečková, M. - Vlašánek, Petr - Zapletal, Michal - Konvička, Martin
Mark-recapture on large spatial scale reveals long distance dispersal in the Marsh Fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia.
Ecological Entomology. Roč. 36, č. 4 (2011), s. 499-510. ISSN 0307-6946. E-ISSN 1365-2311
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT LC06073; GA ČR GAP505/10/2167
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z50070508
Keywords : butterfly ecology * dispersal kernel function * grassland conservation
Subject RIV: EH - Ecology, Behaviour
Impact factor: 1.995, year: 2011

In this paper we studied abilities of Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) disperse for long distances and both within bochov system (Single population) and among all known colonies (multiple populations). We confirmed the assumption that the magnification of monitored area will increase the chances to capture a really long movements. In the study of multiple populations, we managed to detect 51 f movements exceeding 5 km (41 males and 10 females) and 14 movements exceeding 10 km (13 males and 1 female). Average length of life-time movements and slope of dispersive functions show a significant variance between individual systems and this is indirectly confirmed the findings of the determining influence of patchy configuration. Predictions of dispersion capability from areally restricted areas can underestimate the total mobility.
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