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A possible genetic basis for vulnerability in Euphydryas maturna (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).
Genetica - 1 Apr 2017
Pecsenye Katalin, Tóth Andrea, Bereczki Judit, Varga Zoltán
Abstract excerpt
Nearly all of the known populations of Scarce Fritillary, Euphydryas maturna (Linnaeus, 1758), are declining in Western and Central Europe. In order to identify the possible reasons for its vulnerability we surveyed the population genetics of this butterfly species using multi-locus genotype data. Females of our target species lay lots of eggs in one or two batches only and pre-hibernation caterpillars live and...
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