A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
A novel parasitoid and a declining butterfly: cause or coincidence?
Authors: Gripenberg S, Hamer N, Brereton T, Roy DB, Lewis OT
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
Publication year: 2011
Journal: Ecological Entomology
Journal name in source: ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY
Journal acronym: ECOL ENTOMOL
Volume: 36
Issue: 3
First page : 271
Last page: 281
Number of pages: 11
ISSN: 0307-6946
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2011.01269.x
Abstract
6. Our results suggest that S. bella may be playing a role in the recent decline of A. urticae. However, further research is needed to establish its effects relative to other potential drivers of trends in the abundance of this butterfly.
6. Our results suggest that S. bella may be playing a role in the recent decline of A. urticae. However, further research is needed to establish its effects relative to other potential drivers of trends in the abundance of this butterfly.