A novel parasitoid and a declining butterfly: cause or coincidence?



: Gripenberg S, Hamer N, Brereton T, Roy DB, Lewis OT

Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL

: 2011

 Ecological Entomology

: ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

: ECOL ENTOMOL

: 36

: 3

: 271

: 281

: 11

: 0307-6946

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2011.01269.x


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.


Butterfly monitoring scheme, K, Lepidoptera, non-native species, parasitism, Tachinidae, U



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