A5076736281- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Plant and animal studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Insect Pheromone Research and Control
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Entomological Studies and Ecology
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Insects and Parasite Interactions
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Social and Educational Sciences
University of Gävle
2009-2025
Uppsala University
1988-2001
Long‐range, seasonal migration is a widespread phenomenon among insects, allowing them to track and exploit abundant but ephemeral resources over vast geographical areas. However, the basic patterns of how species shift across multiple locations seasons are unknown in most cases, even though migrant comprise an important component temperate‐zone biota. The painted lady butterfly Vanessa cardui such example; cosmopolitan continuously‐brooded which migrates each year between Africa Europe,...
Recent global change has had a substantial influence on the distribution of organisms, and many species are currently expanding their ranges. To evaluate underlying processes, long-term data with good geographic resolution essential. One important but generally overlooked source is offered by taxon-specific national catalogues first provincial records that kept in countries. Here, we use such to quantify trait-based influences range expansion Swedish butterflies moths between 1973 2010. Of...
Climate change is an important driver of range shifts and community composition changes. Still, little known about how the responses are influenced by combination land use, species interactions traits. We integrate climate distributional data for 131 butterfly in Sweden Finland show that cumulative richness has increased with increasing temperature over past 120 years. Average provincial 64% (range 15-229%), from 46 to 70. The rate direction expansions have not matched changes, part because...
Twenty-nine butterfly species are listed on the Annexes of Habitats Directive. To assist everyone who wants or needs to take action for one these species, we compiled an overview habitat requirements and ecology each as well information their conservation status in Europe. This was taken from recent Red List main biogeographical regions (taken first reporting Article 17 Directive). Most important Dos Don`ts, which summarize a few bullet points what do avoid order protect conserve butterflies...
We provide a comprehensive overview of those Lepidopteran invasions to Europe that result from increasing globalisation and also review expansion species within Europe. A total 97 non-native Lepidoptera (about 1% the known fauna), in 20 families 11 superfamilies have established so far Europe, which 30 alone are Pyraloidea. In addition, 88 European 25 expanded their range around 23% these Mediterranean or Balkan origin, invading north west. Although number alien been for hundreds years, 74%...
The reference genome of Erebia palarica will provide valuable insights into evolutionary and conservation genomics. On one hand, the paves way to unravel speciation process, reproductive barriers, putative hybridisation E. with its closely related sister species: Erebica meolans. other play an important role in genetic monitoring this endemic species, facilitating use genomics estimate population parameters. was assembled 14 contiguous chromosomal pseudomolecules (Z chromosome included)....
Populations at range margins may be genetically different from more central ones for a number of mutually non‐exclusive reasons. Specific selection pressures operate in environments that are marginal the species. Genetic drift also have strong effect these populations if they small, isolated and/or experienced significant bottlenecks during colonisation phase. The question peripheral special, and yes then how why, is obvious relevance speciation theory, as well conservation biology. To...
Abstract Burnet moths ( Zygaena spp.) are day-flying Lepidoptera considered indicative of species-rich grasslands. In the present study, our aim was to clarify whether clear-cuts habitat, supporting habitat or matrix for three species . We did so by sampling these with sex pheromones on 48 clear-cuts, varying in amount host and nectar plants, southern Sweden. To compare efficiency such sampling, we also conducted transect walks clearcuts. Overall, host-plants best explained abundance spp....
Climate and land use change can alter the incidence strength of biotic interactions, with important effects on distribution, abundance function species. To assess importance these their dynamics, studies quantifying how interactions in space time are needed. We studied between nettle‐feeding butterflies shared natural enemies (parasitoids) locally across 500 km latitudinal gradient Sweden. also examined potential impact range‐expansion butterfly Araschnia levana resident via parasitoids, by...
Arctic and alpine environments present extreme, but different, challenges to survival. We therefore studied the ecological adaptation of arctic-alpine fritillary Boloria napaea in northern Sweden compared these results with eastern Alps. Using mark-release-recapture, we analysed phenology, mobility, activity patterns, change wing condition nectar sources. The phenology showed no protandry, a longer flight period females. Wing conditions revealed linear decay being quicker males than mean...
In this study, we examined the evolutionary outcome of and interplay between historic isolation current selection pressures on traits more or less closely connected to fitness in Pearly Heath butterfly (Coenonympha arcania) across its range Europe. We hypothesized that a trait mean is related events if it has low connection fitness, while with expected have relates pressures. order test this, collected 322 butterflies from species Europe measured five wing relating size color patterns. To...
Abstract Aim Biotic interactions are an important factor structuring ecological communities but data scarcity limits our understanding of the impact their response to climate and land use changes on communities. We studied a change in species assemblage biotic community closely-related butterflies. Specifically, we examined recent range expansion Araschnia levana resident species, with particular focus natural enemies, parasitoids, shared other butterfly assemblage. Location Sweden. Time...