Recent land use changes, namely the intensification of agriculture and forestry as well as
the abandonment of traditional grassland management methods, have resulted in the …

Although most conservationists claim to protect “species”, the conservation unit actually and
practically managed is the individual population. As resources are not unlimited, we need to …

Twenty-nine butterfly species are listed on the Annexes of the Habitats Directive. To assist
everyone who wants or needs to take action for one of these species, we compiled an …

The Italian biodiversity is among the richest in Europe. In particular, the Italian butterfly fauna
includes almost 300 native species, and within the Euro‐Mediterranean area is second in …

M. Trizzino: stesura del manoscritto, coordinamento tra gli autori P. Audisio, P. Cerretti e F.
Mason: coordinamento del progetto P. Audisio: supervisione della sezione Coleotteri S …

In most metapopulation models dispersal is assumed to be a fixed species-specific trait, but
in reality dispersal abilities are highly sensitive to various selective pressures. Strict isolation …

The choices made by ovipositing female butterflies play a key role in the survival of their
offspring and consequently in the persistence of butterfly populations. These choices are …

In natural ecosystems, relationships between organisms are often characterised by high
levels of complexity, where vulnerabilities in multi-trophic systems are difficult to identify, yet …

About 10,000 arthropod species live as ants′ social parasites and have evolved a number
of mechanisms allowing them to penetrate and survive inside the ant nests. Myrmica …

It has long been known that Phengaris (Maculinea) arion has a complex lifecycle involving
the social parasitisation of ants. However, research triggered by the extinction of the original …