At home on foreign meadows: the reintroduction of two Maculineae butterfly species

Published: Jan 1, 2001
Abstract
Maculinea butterflies live as obligate parasites of specific Myrmica host ants in meadow and heathland habitat maintained by low intensity landuse. Changes in agriculture caused the decline and extinction of many populations. In The Netherlands, Maculinea nausithous and M. teleius disappeared in the 1970s. In 1990, they were reintroduced following the recommendations of the IUCN. This study focuses on the evaluation of this reintroduction into...
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Title
At home on foreign meadows: the reintroduction of two Maculineae butterfly species
Published Date
Jan 1, 2001
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