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A Modelling Study of the Population Dynamics of a Large Blue Butterfly, Maculinea rebeli, a Parasite of Red Ant Nests

1992; Wiley; Volume: 61; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/5331

1365-2656

Michael Hochberg, Jeremy A. Thomas, G. W. Elmes,

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

The five European species of Maculinea butterflies are among the most en-dangered invertebrates in the world. To attain a better understanding of the mechanisms which are most influential to their population dynamics, we develop a mathematical population model for one of these species, Maculinea rebeli, based on its dependence on two sequential resources, the cross-leaved gentian, Gentiana cruciata, and a red ant, Myrmica schencki. One of the main objects of this modelling study is to raise questions about the ecology and conservation of this rare and fascinating butterfly