Long range dispersal in checkerspot butterflies: transplant experiments with Euphydryas gillettii

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Holdren, Cheryl E.; Ehrlich, Paul R.

Source:

Oecologia, Springer, Volume 50, Issue 1, p.125-129 (1981)

Call Number:

A81HOL01IDUS

Keywords:

Euphydryas gillettii, Gillette's checkerspot

Abstract:

Transfers of eggs and larvae from montane Wyoming populations of Euphydryas gillettii south to locations in the central Colorado mountains have resulted in the establishment of at least one Colorado population. This result shows that the previous absence of the species from Colorado was the result of its inability to cross the barrier of the Wyoming Basin, not the ecological unsuitability of Colorado habitats. This, in turn, supports the contention that Euphydryas do not easily disperse long distances.

Notes:

Reference Code: A81HOL01IDUS

Full Citation: Holdren, C. E., and P. R. Erlich. 1981. Long range dispersal in checkerspot butterflies: transplant experiments with Euphydryas gillettii. Oecologia 50(1): 125-129.

Location: ANIMAL EF: EUPHYDRYAS GILLETTII