Demography, dispersal and movement pattern of Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) at the Iberian Peninsula: an alarming example in an increasingly fragmented landscape?

Junker, Marius; Schmitt, Thomas

doi:10.1007/s10841-009-9250-1

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“…While females are often a more mobile sex in butterflies (e.g. Bergman and Landin 2002;Auckland et al 2004;Vrabec 2011, but see Junker andSchmitt 2010), we observed the opposite pattern in the dryad. This is a further constraint for the successful conservation of this species because only mated females are able to ensure colonisations of vacant habitat patches, which is a key process for metapopulation persistence.…”

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Within-patch mobility and flight morphology reflect resource use and dispersal potential in the dryad butterfly Minois dryas

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Knowledge of mobility is essential for understanding animal habitat use and dispersal potential, especially in the case of species occurring in fragmented habitats. We compared within-patch movement distances, turning angles, resting times, and flight-related morphological traits in the locally endangered butterfly, the dryad (Minois dryas), between its old populations occupying xerothermic grasslands and newly established ones in wet meadows. We expected that the latter group should be more mobile. Individuals living in both habitat types did not differ in their body mass and size, but those from xerothermic grasslands had wider thoraxes and longer wings, thus lower wing loading index (defined as body mass to wing length ratio). The majority of movements were short and did not exceed 10 m. Movement distances were significantly larger in males. However, there was no direct effect of habitat type on movement distances. Our results suggest that the dryads from xerothermic grasslands have better flight capabilities, whereas those from wet meadows are likely to invest more in reproduction. This implies that mobility is shaped by resource availability rather than by recent evolutionary history. Lower female mobility may have negative implications for the metapopulation persistence because only mated females are able to (re)colonise vacant habitat patches efficiently. Conservation efforts should thus be focused on maintaining large habitat patches that prevent stochastic local extinctions. Furthermore, the recommendation of promoting the exchange of individuals among patches through improving matrix permeability, as well as assisted reintroductions of the species into suitable vacant habitats should also improve its conservation.

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Within-patch mobility and flight morphology reflect resource use and dispersal potential in the dryad butterfly Minois dryas

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“…If the surrounding landscape is being managed and colonies survive nearby, it will probably recolonize naturally in due course. (Anthes et al 2003a;Anthes et al 2003b;Anthes and Nunner 2006;Barnett and Warren 1995;Betzholtz et al 2007;Botham et al 2011;Bulman et al 2007;Hula et al 2004;Joyce and Pullin 2003;Junker and Schmitt 2010;Konvička et al 2003;Liu et al 2006;Munguira et al 1997;Porter and Ellis 2011;Saarinen et al 2005;Schtickzelle et al 2005;Smee et al 2011;Stefanescu et al 2006;Wang et al 2004;Warren 1994;Warren et al 1994;Zimmermann et al 2011a;Zimmermann et al 2011b)…”

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“…Euphydryas aurinia is considered a species with characteristic protandrous population trends, well supported by many studies on its demography and population biology performed in lower elevation habitats (Munguira et al 1997; Hula et al 2004;Wang et al 2004;Schtickzelle et al 2005;Junker and Schmitt 2010; own unpublished data from Romania). Generally, the maximum of males on the wing is 1-2 weeks earlier than females in these areas.…”

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“…T…) or interactive (g 9 t, g 9 T…) interactions (cf. Kadlec et al 2010;Junker and Schmitt 2010). The probability might also depend on the sampling effort (SE) (Cooch and White 2007) which was calculated as the time interval per day spent with butterfly marking in the habitat (varying between 2 and 7 h).…”

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Changing demography and dispersal behaviour: ecological adaptations in an alpine butterfly

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High mountain ecosystems are extreme habitats for all organisms and therefore demand specific adaptations. In this context, we studied the ecology of the butterfly Euphydryas aurinia debilis in the High Tauern (Austria) and compared the obtained data against the ecology of the species in lower elevation habitats. We performed mark-release-recapture studies over the entire flight periods (end of June to end of July) in 2007 and 2008 to analyse the fundamental ecological parameters of a population. The demography of males and females was similar in both years, and no indication of typical protandry was detected. We observed a generally low dispersal of the individuals in both years, but males dispersed significantly more than females in 2008; this finding of low vagility was supported by allozyme analyses. Furthermore, butterflies survived periods of several days of continuously closed snow cover without any indication of increased mortality rates. In these three traits, this alpine population of E. aurinia apparently has ecological and physiological adaptations to the extreme requirements of high-altitude habitats and strongly deviates from the lower elevation populations.

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Demography, dispersal and movement pattern of Euphydryas aurinia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) at the Iberian Peninsula: an alarming example in an increasingly fragmented landscape?

Cited by 39 publications

References 42 publications

Within-patch mobility and flight morphology reflect resource use and dispersal potential in the dryad butterfly Minois dryas

Within-patch mobility and flight morphology reflect resource use and dispersal potential in the dryad butterfly Minois dryas

Dos and Don’ts for butterflies of the Habitats Directive of the European Union

Changing demography and dispersal behaviour: ecological adaptations in an alpine butterfly

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