Differences in phenology, daily timing of activity, and associations of temperature utilization with survival in three threatened butterflies.

ABSTRACT: We used observational data collected during a mark-recapture study that generated a total of 7503 captures of 6108 unique individuals representing three endangered butterfly species to quantify inter-and intraindividual variation in temperature utilization and examine how activity patterns vary according to season, time of day, and ambient temperature. The Marsh Fritillary, the Apollo, and the Large Blue differed in utilized temperatures and phenology. Their daily activity patterns responded differently to temperature, in part depending on whether they were active in the beginning, middle or end of the season, in part reflecting interindividual variation and intraindividual flexibility, and in part owing to differences in ecology, morphology, and colouration. Activity temperatures varied o

SUBMITTER: Franzen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9085768 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature