• DOI:10.1007/s10841-006-9009-x
Corpus ID: 20578728

Habitat utilization by ovipositing females and larvae of the Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) in a mosaic of meadows and croplands

@article{Liu2006HabitatUB,
  title={Habitat utilization by ovipositing females and larvae of the Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) in a mosaic of meadows 
and croplands},
  author={W. Liu and Y. Wang and Rumei Xu},
  journal={Journal of Insect Conservation},
  year={2006},
  volume={10},
  pages={351-360}
}

• W. Liu, Y. Wang, Rumei Xu
• Published 2006
• Biology
• Journal of Insect Conservation

The butterfly Euphydryas aurinia occurs as a classical metapopulation in Yanjiaping village, Heibei province, China. In the patch network under study there were 38 habitat patches. Most patches were uncultivated, consisting of meadows and fallows, while others had been cultivated, i.e., used as small croplands. In the cultivated patches, the habitat for the butterfly can be classified into two types: meadow type (MTH) and cropland type (CTH). In contrast, the uncultivated habitat patches… Expand

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