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Demography of a common butterfly on humid grasslands: Argynnis aglaja (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) studied by mark-recapture
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SYSNO ASEP 0336364 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Demography of a common butterfly on humid grasslands: Argynnis aglaja (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) studied by mark-recapture Title Demografie velkého a hojného motýla: perleťovec Argynnis aglaja studován metodami zpětných odchytů Author(s) Zimmermann, Kamil (BC-A)
Konvička, Martin (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Fric, Zdeněk (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Čihaková, V. (CZ)Number of authors 4 Source Title Polish Journal of Ecology. - : Polska Akademia Nauk - ISSN 1505-2249
Roč. 57, č. 4 (2009), s. 715-727Number of pages 13 s. Language eng - English Country PL - Poland Keywords butterfly ecology ; conservation ; grasslands Subject RIV EH - Ecology, Behaviour R&D Projects LC06073 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) GD206/08/H044 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) CEZ AV0Z50070508 - ENTU-I, BC-A (2005-2011) UT WOS 000273093000009 Annotation The current research into the demography of butterflies focuses on rapidly declining or, on the other hand, expanding species, whereas species with stable distributions tend to be neglected. Argynnis aglaja, a widely distributed inhabitant of semi-natural grasslands, represents a suitable model for studying patterns of landscape persistence of not-yet-threatened grassland insects. Using mark-recapture methods, we show that this species is capable to form large and dense populations, reaching densities of over 250 individuals per hectare. The adults were relatively long-living, an average female longevity (11.8 d) was over twice as high as an average male longevity (4.6 d), with maxima being 22 (a male) and 30 (a female) days. The prolonged female lifespan is beneficial for a species that do not emerge with fully-matured eggs. Mobility models predicted that about one individual in a thousand would cross the distance of 1 km. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2010
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