Successful conservation of a threatened Maculinea butterfly.

Science56.90
Volume: 325, Issue: 5936, Pages: 80 - 83
Published: Jul 3, 2009
Abstract
Globally threatened butterflies have prompted research-based approaches to insect conservation. Here, we describe the reversal of the decline of Maculinea arion (Large Blue), a charismatic specialist whose larvae parasitize Myrmica ant societies. M. arion larvae were more specialized than had previously been recognized, being adapted to a single host-ant species that inhabits a narrow niche in grassland. Inconspicuous changes in grazing and...
Paper Details
Title
Successful conservation of a threatened Maculinea butterfly.
Published Date
Jul 3, 2009
Journal
Volume
325
Issue
5936
Pages
80 - 83
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