Parasitism rate of Plebejus argyrognomon (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) under different levels of mowing management
Parasitism rate of Plebejus argyrognomon (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) under different levels of mowing management
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不同割草管理水平下银斑蝽(鳞翅目:狼科)寄生率
DOI:
10.1111/ens.12448
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
0.9
通讯作者:
Miyashita Tadashi
中科院分区:
文献类型:
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作者:
Yeh Yen‐hua;Deto Hidenori;Miyashita Tadashi
Plebejus argyrognomonis an endangered grassland butterfly species in Japan. In this study we focused on the parasitism rate of tachinid flies under different mowing management to obtain knowledge of this possible top‐down effect that has been largely ignored. We established three mowing treatments differing in the intensity of mowing, as represented by vegetation height. The results showed that the parasitism rate ofP. argyrognomonincreased with vegetation height; the parasitism rate in blocks subjected to the highest mowing intensity was 8%, whereas in blocks subjected to the lowest mowing intensity, the rate was 42%. We suggest that clarifying interspecific interactions is important for understanding how habitat management affects grassland‐inhabiting butterflies in general.