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Hinojosa JC, Koubínová D, Dincă V, Hernández-Roldán J, Munguira ML, García-Barros E, Vila M, Alvarez N, Mutanen M, Vila R. Rapid colour shift by reproductive character displacement in Cupido butterflies. Mol Ecol 2020; 29:4942-4955. [PMID: 33051915 DOI: 10.1111/mec.15682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Reproductive character displacement occurs when competition for successful breeding imposes a divergent selection on the interacting species, causing a divergence of reproductive traits. Here, we show that a disputed butterfly taxon is actually a case of male wing colour shift, apparently produced by reproductive character displacement. Using double digest restriction-site associated DNA sequencing and mitochondrial DNA sequencing we studied four butterfly taxa of the subgenus Cupido (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae): Cupido minimus and the taxon carswelli, both characterized by brown males and females, plus C. lorquinii and C. osiris, both with blue males and brown females. Unexpectedly, taxa carswelli and C. lorquinii were close to indistinguishable based on our genomic and mitochondrial data, despite displaying strikingly different male coloration. In addition, we report and analysed a brown male within the C. lorquinii range, which demonstrates that the brown morph occurs at very low frequency in C. lorquinii. Such evidence strongly suggests that carswelli is conspecific with C. lorquinii and represents populations with a fixed male brown colour morph. Considering that these brown populations occur in sympatry with or very close to the blue C. osiris, and that the blue C. lorquinii populations never do, we propose that the taxon carswelli could have lost the blue colour due to reproductive character displacement with C. osiris. Since male colour is important for conspecific recognition during courtship, we hypothesize that the observed colour shift may eventually trigger incipient speciation between blue and brown populations. Male colour seems to be an evolutionarily labile character in the Polyommatinae, and the mechanism described here might be at work in the wide diversification of this subfamily of butterflies.
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- Ecology and Genetics Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Departamento de Biología - Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global (CIBC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología - Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global (CIBC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología - Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global (CIBC-UAM), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- GIBE Research Group, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
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- Ecology and Genetics Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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Herrando S, Titeux N, Brotons L, Anton M, Ubach A, Villero D, García-Barros E, Munguira ML, Godinho C, Stefanescu C. Contrasting impacts of precipitation on Mediterranean birds and butterflies. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5680. [PMID: 30952919 PMCID: PMC6450943 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42171-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The climatic preferences of the species determine to a large extent their response to climate change. Temperature preferences have been shown to play a key role in driving trends in animal populations. However, the relative importance of temperature and precipitation preferences is still poorly understood, particularly in systems where ecological processes are strongly constrained by the amount and timing of rainfall. In this study, we estimated the role played by temperature and precipitation preferences in determining population trends for birds and butterflies in a Mediterranean area. Trends were derived from long-term biodiversity monitoring data and temperature and precipitation preferences were estimated from species distribution data at three different geographical scales. We show that population trends were first and foremost related to precipitation preferences both in birds and in butterflies. Temperature preferences had a weaker effect on population trends, and were significant only in birds. The effect of precipitation on population trends operated in opposite directions in the two groups of species: butterfly species from arid environments and bird species from humid habitats are decreasing most. Our results indicate that, although commonly neglected, water availability is likely an important driver of animal population change in the Mediterranean region, with highly contrasting impacts among taxonomical groups.
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- Sergi Herrando
- Catalan Ornithological Institute, Natural History Museum of Barcelona, Plaça Leonardo da Vinci 4-5, 08019, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. .,CREAF, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Department of Community Ecology, Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4, 06120, Halle, Germany.,InForest Jru (CTFC-CREAF), Crta. Antiga St Llorenç de Morunys km 2, 25280, Solsona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalan Ornithological Institute, Natural History Museum of Barcelona, Plaça Leonardo da Vinci 4-5, 08019, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,CREAF, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.,InForest Jru (CTFC-CREAF), Crta. Antiga St Llorenç de Morunys km 2, 25280, Solsona, Catalonia, Spain.,CSIC, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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- Catalan Ornithological Institute, Natural History Museum of Barcelona, Plaça Leonardo da Vinci 4-5, 08019, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Museum of Natural Sciences of Granollers, Francesc Macià 51, 08402, Granollers, Catalonia, Spain
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- InForest Jru (CTFC-CREAF), Crta. Antiga St Llorenç de Morunys km 2, 25280, Solsona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global, Departamento de Biología, c/Darwin 2, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global, Departamento de Biología, c/Darwin 2, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- ICAAM (Instituto de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais Mediterrânicas) - LabOr (Laboratório de Ornitologia), Universidade de Évora. Pólo da Mitra, Apartado 94, 7002-774, Évora, Portugal
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- CREAF, 08193, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.,Museum of Natural Sciences of Granollers, Francesc Macià 51, 08402, Granollers, Catalonia, Spain
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Tartally A, Thomas JA, Anton C, Balletto E, Barbero F, Bonelli S, Bräu M, Casacci LP, Csősz S, Czekes Z, Dolek M, Dziekańska I, Elmes G, Fürst MA, Glinka U, Hochberg ME, Höttinger H, Hula V, Maes D, Munguira ML, Musche M, Nielsen PS, Nowicki P, Oliveira PS, Peregovits L, Ritter S, Schlick-Steiner BC, Settele J, Sielezniew M, Simcox DJ, Stankiewicz AM, Steiner FM, Švitra G, Ugelvig LV, Van Dyck H, Varga Z, Witek M, Woyciechowski M, Wynhoff I, Nash DR. Patterns of host use by brood parasitic Maculinea butterflies across Europe. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2019; 374:20180202. [PMID: 30967080 PMCID: PMC6388033 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2018.0202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The range of hosts exploited by a parasite is determined by several factors, including host availability, infectivity and exploitability. Each of these can be the target of natural selection on both host and parasite, which will determine the local outcome of interactions, and potentially lead to coevolution. However, geographical variation in host use and specificity has rarely been investigated. Maculinea (= Phengaris) butterflies are brood parasites of Myrmica ants that are patchily distributed across the Palæarctic and have been studied extensively in Europe. Here, we review the published records of ant host use by the European Maculinea species, as well as providing new host ant records for more than 100 sites across Europe. This comprehensive survey demonstrates that while all but one of the Myrmica species found on Maculinea sites have been recorded as hosts, the most common is often disproportionately highly exploited. Host sharing and host switching are both relatively common, but there is evidence of specialization at many sites, which varies among Maculinea species. We show that most Maculinea display the features expected for coevolution to occur in a geographic mosaic, which has probably allowed these rare butterflies to persist in Europe. This article is part of the theme issue 'The coevolutionary biology of brood parasitism: from mechanism to pattern'.
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- András Tartally
- Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, 4032, Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1 Hungary
- Centre for Social Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Community Ecology, UFZ-Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Theodor-Lieser-Strasse 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin 10123, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin 10123, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin 10123, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin 10123, Italy
- Laboratory of Social and Myrmecophilous Insects, Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warszawa, Poland
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- MTA-ELTE-MTM Ecology Research Group, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Budapest, H1117, Hungary
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- Hungarian Department of Biology and Ecology, Babeş-Bolyai University, Clinicilor St 5–7, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Büro Geyer und Dolek, Alpenblick 12, 82237 Wörthsee, Germany
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- Institute of Biology, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1 J, 15-245 Białystok, Poland
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- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Wallingford, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford OX10 8BB, UK
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- Centre for Social Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Community Ecology, UFZ-Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Theodor-Lieser-Strasse 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution – CNRS UMR 5554, Université de Montpellier – CC 065, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France Cedex 05, France
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- Institute of Zoology, Department of Integrative Biology and Biodiversity Research, University of Natural Resources and Live Sciences, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, 1180 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Zoology, Hydrobiology, Fishery and Apiculture, Faculty of AgriScience, Mendel University Brno, Zemedelska 1, Brno 61300, Czech Republic
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Herman Teirlinckgebouw, Havenlaan 88 bus 73, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
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- Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología (Zoología), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Community Ecology, UFZ-Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Theodor-Lieser-Strasse 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Forest Science and Landscape, Center for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences (CITAB)/University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-911 Vila Real, Portugal
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- Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, 1088 Budapest Baross u. 13., Hungary
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- Department of Community Ecology, UFZ-Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Theodor-Lieser-Strasse 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
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- Molecular Ecology Group, Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Community Ecology, UFZ-Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Theodor-Lieser-Strasse 4, 06120 Halle, Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Biology, University of Bialystok, Ciołkowskiego 1 J, 15-245 Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK
- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Wallingford, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford OX10 8BB, UK
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- Laboratory of Social and Myrmecophilous Insects, Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warszawa, Poland
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- Molecular Ecology Group, Department of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Lithuanian Entomological Society, Akademijos 2, 08412 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Centre for Social Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Behavioural Ecology and Conservation Group, Biodiversity Research Centre, Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, 4032, Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1 Hungary
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- Laboratory of Social and Myrmecophilous Insects, Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wilcza 64, 00-679 Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Dutch Butterfly Conservation and Butterfly Conservation Europe, PO Box 506, 6700 AM Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Social Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Wiemers M, Balletto E, Dincă V, Fric ZF, Lamas G, Lukhtanov V, Munguira ML, van Swaay C, Vila R, Vliegenthart A, Wahlberg N, Verovnik R. An updated checklist of the European Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea). Zookeys 2018. [DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.810.28712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
This paper presents an updated checklist of the butterflies of Europe, together with their original name combinations, and their occurrence status in each European country. According to this checklist, 496 species of the superfamily Papilionoidea occur in Europe. Changes in comparison with the last version (2.6.2) of Fauna Europaea are discussed. Compared to that version, 16 species are new additions, either due to cryptic species most of which have been discovered by molecular methods (13 cases) or due to discoveries of Asian species on the eastern border of the European territory in the Ural mountains (three cases). On the other hand, nine species had to be removed from the list, because they either do not occur in Europe or lost their species status due to new evidence. In addition, three species names had to be changed and 30 species changed their combination due to new evidence on phylogenetic relationships. Furthermore, minor corrections were applied to some authors’ names and years of publication. Finally, the namePolyommatusottomanusLefèbvre, 1831, which is threatened by its senior synonymLycaenalegeriFreyer, 1830, is declared anomen protectum, thereby conserving its name in the current combinationLycaenaottomana.
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Wiemers M, Balletto E, Dincă V, Faltynek Fric Z, Gerardo Lamas, Lukhtanov V, Munguira ML, Chris A. M. van Swaay, Vila R, Vliegenthart A, Wahlberg N, Verovnik R. An updated checklist of the European Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea). Zookeys 2018; 811:9-45. [PMID: 30627036 PMCID: PMC6323101 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.811.28712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
This paper presents an updated checklist of the butterflies of Europe, together with their original name combinations, and their occurrence status in each European country. According to this checklist, 496 species of the superfamily Papilionoidea occur in Europe. Changes in comparison with the last version (2.6.2) of Fauna Europaea are discussed. Compared to that version, 16 species are new additions, either due to cryptic species most of which have been discovered by molecular methods (13 cases) or due to discoveries of Asian species on the eastern border of the European territory in the Ural mountains (three cases). On the other hand, nine species had to be removed from the list, because they either do not occur in Europe or lost their species status due to new evidence. In addition, three species names had to be changed and 30 species changed their combination due to new evidence on phylogenetic relationships. Furthermore, minor corrections were applied to some authors' names and years of publication. Finally, the name Polyommatusottomanus Lefèbvre, 1831, which is threatened by its senior synonym Lycaenalegeri Freyer, 1830, is declared a nomen protectum, thereby conserving its name in the current combination Lycaenaottomana.
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- Martin Wiemers
- UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Community Ecology, Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4, 06120 Halle, GermanyUFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental ResearchHalleGermany
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- Turin University, Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, via Accademia Albertina 13, I-10123 Torino, ItalyTurin UniversityTorinoItaly
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- Department of Ecology and Genetics, PO Box 3000, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, FinlandUniversity of OuluOuluFinland
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- Biology Centre CAS, Branisovska 31, 370 05 Ceske Budejovice, Czech RepublicBiology Centre CASCeske BudejoviceCzech Republic
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- Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Apartado 14-0434, Lima-14, PeruUniversidad Nacional Mayor de San MarcosLimaPeru
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- Department of Karyosystematics, Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St. Petersburg 199034, RussiaZoological Institute of Russian Academy of SciencesSt. PetersburgRussia
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, c/ Darwin 2, 28049 Madrid, SpainUniversidad Autónoma de MadridMadridSpain
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- Dutch Butterfly Conservation, PO Box 506, 6700 AM Wageningen, The NetherlandsDutch Butterfly ConservationWageningenNetherlands
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- Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37, 08003 Barcelona, SpainCSIC-Universitat Pompeu FabraBarcelonaSpain
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- Dutch Butterfly Conservation, PO Box 506, 6700 AM Wageningen, The NetherlandsDutch Butterfly ConservationWageningenNetherlands
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- Lund University, Department of Biology, Sölvegatan 37, 223 62 Lund, SwedenLund UniversityLundSweden
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- University of Ljubljana, Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, Jamnikarjeva 111, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaUniversity of LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia
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Titeux N, Maes D, Van Daele T, Onkelinx T, Heikkinen RK, Romo H, García-Barros E, Munguira ML, Thuiller W, van Swaay CAM, Schweiger O, Settele J, Harpke A, Wiemers M, Brotons L, Luoto M. The need for large-scale distribution data to estimate regional changes in species richness under future climate change. DIVERS DISTRIB 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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- Nicolas Titeux
- Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CEMFOR-CTFC); InForest Joint Research Unit (CSIC-CTFC-CREAF); Solsona,Catalonia Spain
- Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals (CREAF); Cerdanyola del Vallés Spain
- UFZ; Department of Community Ecology; Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Halle Germany
- iDiv; German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Halle-Jena-Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO); Brussels Belgium
- Butterfly Conservation Europe; Wageningen the Netherlands
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO); Brussels Belgium
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO); Brussels Belgium
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- Finnish Environment Institute; Natural Environment Centre; Helsinki Finland
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- Departamento de Biología; Edificio de Biología; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Biología; Edificio de Biología; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Madrid Spain
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- Butterfly Conservation Europe; Wageningen the Netherlands
- Departamento de Biología; Edificio de Biología; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Madrid Spain
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- CNRS; Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine (LECA); University of Grenoble Alpes; Grenoble France
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- Butterfly Conservation Europe; Wageningen the Netherlands
- Dutch Butterfly Conservation; Wageningen the Netherlands
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- UFZ; Department of Community Ecology; Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Halle Germany
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- UFZ; Department of Community Ecology; Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Halle Germany
- iDiv; German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Halle-Jena-Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
- Butterfly Conservation Europe; Wageningen the Netherlands
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- UFZ; Department of Community Ecology; Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Halle Germany
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- UFZ; Department of Community Ecology; Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research; Halle Germany
- Butterfly Conservation Europe; Wageningen the Netherlands
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- Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CEMFOR-CTFC); InForest Joint Research Unit (CSIC-CTFC-CREAF); Solsona,Catalonia Spain
- Centre de Recerca Ecològica i Aplicacions Forestals (CREAF); Cerdanyola del Vallés Spain
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC); Cerdanyola del Vallés Spain
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- Department of Geosciences and Geography; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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Dincă V, Backström N, Dapporto L, Friberg M, García-Barros E, Hebert PD, Hernández-Roldán J, Hornett E, Lukhtanov V, Marec F, Montagud S, Munguira ML, Olofsson M, Šíchová J, Talavera G, Vicente-Arranz JC, Vila R, Wiklund C. Corrigendum: DNA barcodes highlight unique research models in European butterflies. Genome 2015. [DOI: 10.1139/gen-2015-0123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Vlad Dincă
- Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK
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- Department of Ecology and Genetics, Plant Ecology and Evolution, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus Cantoblanco 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, ON N1G 2W1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus Cantoblanco 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, UK
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- Department of Karyosystematics, Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, 370 05, Czech Republic
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- Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva (ICBiBE) - Universitat de València, Carrer Catedràtic José Beltrán 2, 46980, Paterna, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus Cantoblanco 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 18B, S-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, 370 05, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford St., 02138 Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Asociación Española para la Protección de las Mariposas y su Medio (Zerynthia), Logroño (La Rioja), Spain
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- Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, Svante Arrhenius väg 18B, S-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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Dincă V, Montagud S, Talavera G, Hernández-Roldán J, Munguira ML, García-Barros E, Hebert PDN, Vila R. DNA barcode reference library for Iberian butterflies enables a continental-scale preview of potential cryptic diversity. Sci Rep 2015; 5:12395. [PMID: 26205828 PMCID: PMC4513295 DOI: 10.1038/srep12395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
How common are cryptic species--those overlooked because of their morphological similarity? Despite its wide-ranging implications for biology and conservation, the answer remains open to debate. Butterflies constitute the best-studied invertebrates, playing a similar role as birds do in providing models for vertebrate biology. An accurate assessment of cryptic diversity in this emblematic group requires meticulous case-by-case assessments, but a preview to highlight cases of particular interest will help to direct future studies. We present a survey of mitochondrial genetic diversity for the butterfly fauna of the Iberian Peninsula with unprecedented resolution (3502 DNA barcodes for all 228 species), creating a reliable system for DNA-based identification and for the detection of overlooked diversity. After compiling available data for European butterflies (5782 sequences, 299 species), we applied the Generalized Mixed Yule-Coalescent model to explore potential cryptic diversity at a continental scale. The results indicate that 27.7% of these species include from two to four evolutionary significant units (ESUs), suggesting that cryptic biodiversity may be higher than expected for one of the best-studied invertebrate groups and regions. The ESUs represent important units for conservation, models for studies of evolutionary and speciation processes, and sentinels for future research to unveil hidden diversity.
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- Vlad Dincă
- Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37, 08003, Barcelona,Spain
- Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Ontario, Canada
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- Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva (ICBiBE) - Universitat de València, Carrer Catedràtic José Beltrán 2, 46980, Paterna, Spain
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- Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37, 08003, Barcelona,Spain
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
- Faculty of Biology and Soil Science, St Petersburg State University, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Department of Biology, Campus Cantoblanco 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Department of Biology, Campus Cantoblanco 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Department of Biology, Campus Cantoblanco 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, N1G 2W1, Ontario, Canada
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- Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Passeig Marítim de la Barceloneta 37, 08003, Barcelona,Spain
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Munguira ML, Martín J, García-Barros E, Shahbazian G, Cancela JP. Morphology and morphometry of Lycaenid eggs (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Zootaxa 2015; 3937:201-47. [PMID: 25947469 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3937.2.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
A morphological study with the use of scanning electron microscope of 67 species of Iberian Lycaenidae is presented. The study covers all the genera present in the area and shows an extraordinary variation in chorionic characters that allows egg diagnosis for most species. A morphometric study showed that the eggs from the sample have sizes that are correlated with adult size, but some species showed larger egg size than expected. Species hibernating at the egg stage proved to have on average larger sizes than those overwintering at other stages, probably because this trait might be favourable to endure the adverse conditions taking place during the winter. A cladistic analysis was performed using morphologic and morphometric characters from the egg with the result of poor discriminant power. However, some formal taxonomic groups such as the genera Lycaena and Satyrium were supported by our analysis due to specific apomorphic characters.
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- Miguel L Munguira
- Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. C/ Darwin, 2. Cantoblanco, ES-28049-Madrid, Spain;
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. C/ Darwin, 2. Cantoblanco, ES-28049-Madrid, Spain; unknown
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. C/ Darwin, 2. Cantoblanco, ES-28049-Madrid, Spain; unknown
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. C/ Darwin, 2. Cantoblanco, ES-28049-Madrid, Spain; unknown
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. C/ Darwin, 2. Cantoblanco, ES-28049-Madrid, Spain; unknown
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Alvarez M, Munguira ML, Martínez-Ibáñez MD. Comparative study of the morphology of stridulatory organs of the Iberian lycaenid butterfly pupae (Lepidoptera). J Morphol 2013; 275:414-30. [PMID: 24301488 DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 09/29/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We compared the pupal stridulatory organs of 35 species and one subspecies of Iberian Lycaenidae using scanning electron microscopy. The studied species belong to the tribes Theclini, Eumaeini, Lycaenini, and Polyommatini. Nine species do not show stridulatory organs on the pupae but all other species possess them. Stridulatory organs are formed by a stridulatory plate (pars stridens) placed on the fifth abdominal segment and a file (plectron) in the sixth abdominal segment. The plate has tubercles in the Theclini and Lycaenini, tubercles, ridges, or undulations in the Eumaenini, and tubercles, teeth, or unspecialized structures in the Polyommatini. Morphological differences can be found in the files of the different tribes, regarding the number of teeth, their form and size. Cuticular formations of the organs were studied on a surface of 2,500 µm(2) and the average of ridges, tubercles, and teeth was measured searching for relevant taxonomic information. Stridulatory organs were thought to be an adaptation to myrmecophily but we show that they are present both in myrmecophilous and nonmyrmecophilous species; therefore, we suggest that this trait probably did not evolve in relation with myrmecophily, but may be used to enhance relationships with ants.
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- Margarita Alvarez
- Área de Ciencias, Escuela Universitaria de Magisterio ESCUNI, Avenida Nuestra Señora de Fátima 102, ES-28047-Madrid, Spain
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Maes D, Collins S, Munguira ML, Šašić M, Settele J, van Swaay C, Verovnik R, Warren M, Wiemers M, Wynhoff I. Not the Right Time to Amend the Annexes of the European Habitats Directive. Conserv Lett 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Dirk Maes
- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO); Kliniekstraat 25 B-1070 Brussels Belgium
- Butterfly Conservation Europe; P.O. Box 506 NL-6700 AM Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Butterfly Conservation Europe; P.O. Box 506 NL-6700 AM Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Departamento de Biología; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Cantoblanco ES-28049-Madrid Spain
- Butterfly Conservation Europe; P.O. Box 506 NL-6700 AM Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Department of Zoology, Croatian Natural History Museum; 10000 Zagreb Croatia
- Butterfly Conservation Europe; P.O. Box 506 NL-6700 AM Wageningen The Netherlands
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- UFZ-Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Community Ecology; Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4, D-06120 Halle Germany
- Butterfly Conservation Europe; P.O. Box 506 NL-6700 AM Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Dutch Butterfly Conservation; P.O. Box 506, NL-6700 AM Wageningen The Netherlands
- Butterfly Conservation Europe; P.O. Box 506 NL-6700 AM Wageningen The Netherlands
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- University of Ljubljana; Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology; Vecna pot 111, 1000 Ljubljana Slovenia
- Butterfly Conservation Europe; P.O. Box 506 NL-6700 AM Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Butterfly Conservation (UK); Manor Yard East Lulworth Dorset BH20 5QP UK
- Butterfly Conservation Europe; P.O. Box 506 NL-6700 AM Wageningen The Netherlands
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- UFZ-Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Community Ecology; Theodor-Lieser-Str. 4, D-06120 Halle Germany
- Butterfly Conservation Europe; P.O. Box 506 NL-6700 AM Wageningen The Netherlands
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- Dutch Butterfly Conservation; P.O. Box 506, NL-6700 AM Wageningen The Netherlands
- Butterfly Conservation Europe; P.O. Box 506 NL-6700 AM Wageningen The Netherlands
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Munguira ML, Martín J, García-Barros E, Viejo JL. Use of space and resources in a Mediterranean population of the butterfly Euphydryas aurinia. Acta Oecologica 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s1146-609x(97)80044-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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