dc.contributor.author | Kalarus, Konrad | |
dc.contributor.author | Skórka, Piotr | |
dc.contributor.author | Halecki, Wiktor | |
dc.contributor.author | Jirak, Agata | |
dc.contributor.author | Kajzer-Bonk, Joanna | |
dc.contributor.author | Nowicki, Piotr | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-10T09:19:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-01-10T09:19:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-12 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kalarus K., Skórka P., Halecki W., Jirak A., Kajzer-Bonk J., Nowicki P., 2013, Within-patch mobility and flight morphology reflect resource use and dispersal potential in the dryad butterfly Minois dryas, Journal of Insect Conservation 17(6), 1221-1228. | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1366-638X | |
dc.identifier.other | DOI 10.1007/s10841-013-9603-7 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://depot.ceon.pl/handle/123456789/3173 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | Acknowledgments: The study was funded by the Polish National
Science Centre Grant No. N304 064139 and by the German Federal
Ministry of Education and Research under its FP6 BiodivERsA
Eranet project CLIMIT. The fieldwork was additionally supported by
the Jagiellonian University through its DS/WBINOZ/INOS´/761/09-10
funds as well as by the Bratniak Foundation. The authors are grateful
to the students of the Jagiellonian University and the volunteers,
especially Katarzyna Czober and Jakub Osika who participated in the
fieldwork. We also thank Bernard Kromka for improving the English
in the manuscript. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Springer | en |
dc.rights | Creative Commons Uznanie autorstwa 3.0 Polska | pl_PL |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/pl/legalcode | |
dc.subject | endangered species | en |
dc.subject | metapopulation | en |
dc.subject | morphometric measurements | en |
dc.subject | mosaic landscape | en |
dc.subject | phenotypic plasticity | en |
dc.subject | plastyczność fenotypowa | pl |
dc.title | Within-patch mobility and flight morphology reflect resource use and dispersal potential in the dryad butterfly Minois dryas | en |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | en |
dc.contributor.organization | Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University | en |
dc.contributor.organization | Institute of Zoology, Poznan University of Life Sciences | en |
dc.contributor.organization | Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, University of Agriculture in Krakow | en |
dc.description.eperson | Konrad Kalarus | |
dc.rights.DELETETHISFIELD | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |