THE POPULATION BIOLOGY OF THE ORANGE TIP BUTTERFLY ANTHOCHARIS-CARDAMINES IN BRITAIN
THE POPULATION BIOLOGY OF THE ORANGE TIP BUTTERFLY ANTHOCHARIS-CARDAMINES IN BRITAIN
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2311.1983.tb00508.x
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
DUGGAN, AE
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作者:
COURTNEY, SP;DUGGAN, AE
The population biology of A. cardamines (L.) is described and shown to vary with locality. Southern and western populations emerge earlier than northern ones, but western and northern populations occupy similar, wetter habitats and are associated primarily with Cardamine pratensis (L.). Southern populations are recorded mostly from Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.). Studies on egg and larval survival indicate that host plant-induced death and parasitization by a tachinid are important mortality factors. Key-factor anlaysis on 1 population indicates that the major determinant of population size may be the number of eggs laid by ovipositing females, itself dependent on weather during the oviposition period. Populations in different localities show similar trends in abundance, corroborating the effect of weather. Human effects on distribution and abundance are discussed, and some conservation strategies suggested.