A Comparison of four Methods to Evaluate the Butterfly Abundance. Using a Tropical Community

In recent years. several transect methods to evaluate the abundance of butterflies have been proposed (Pollard, E. 1977, Biol. Conserv. 12:115—134; Feltwell, 3. 1982. Proc. Trans. Br. Entomol. Nat. Hist. Soc. 15:17—24). but to our knowledge there has been no attempt to compare experimentally their u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Monge Nájera, Julián, Nielsen Muñoz, Vanessa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:1991
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/495
Acceso en línea:http://peabody.research.yale.edu//jls/
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/495
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Costa Rica
Neotropics
Line-transect method
Butterflies
Neotrópico
Mariposas
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Sumario:In recent years. several transect methods to evaluate the abundance of butterflies have been proposed (Pollard, E. 1977, Biol. Conserv. 12:115—134; Feltwell, 3. 1982. Proc. Trans. Br. Entomol. Nat. Hist. Soc. 15:17—24). but to our knowledge there has been no attempt to compare experimentally their usefulness in relation to the availability of time and resources. Herein, we present the results of an experiment in which modifications of four of those methods were applied, simultaneously, to a community of neotropical butterflies