Classical metapopulation (CM) theory considers that species persistence in the landscape
depends on a turnover of extinction-(re) colonisation of suitable habitat patches at each …

As ectothermic organisms, butterflies have widely been used as models to explore the
predicted impacts of climate change. However, most studies explore only one life stage; to …

Habitat fragmentation is expected to impose strong selective pressures on dispersal rates.
However, evolutionary responses of dispersal are not self‐evident, since various selection …

We studied the consequences of behaviour at habitat patch boundaries on dispersal for the
bog fritillary butterfly Proclossiana eunomia Esper in two networks of habitat differing in …

Background Dispersal between habitat patches is a key process in the functioning of (meta)
populations. As distance between suitable habitats increases, the ongoing process of …

Identifying linkages between life-history traits and small population processes is essential to
effective multispecies conservation. Reproductive asynchrony, which occurs when …

Background Theory predicts that lower dispersal, and associated gene flow, leads to
decreased genetic diversity in small isolated populations, which generates adverse …

Butterflies may serve as indicators of biodiversity trends, but for this purpose reliable
methods of monitoring their distribution and abundance are essential. We discuss …

This study investigates the dynamics and viability of a marsh fritillary butterfly Euphydryas
aurinia metapopulation in a Belgian successional landscape. Based on capture–mark …

Species living in spatially structured populations require a network of interconnected habitat
patches. Due to changes in forest management, this network of habitat patches has been …