NDLI: Plant quality and local adaptation undermine relocation in a bog specialist butterfly

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Author	Camille, Turlure Radchuk, Viktoriia Baguette, Michel Mark, Meijrink Burg, Arnold Den Vries, Michiel Wallis Duinen, Gert-jan
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	The butterfly Boloria aquilonaris is a specialist of oligotrophic ecosystems. Population viability analysis predicted the species to be stable in Belgium and to collapse in the Netherlands with reduced host plant quality expected to drive species decline in the latter. We tested this hypothesis by rearing B. aquilonaris caterpillars from Belgian and Dutch sites on host plants (the cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccos). Dutch plant quality was lower than Belgian one conferring lower caterpillar growth rate and survival. Reintroduction and/or supplementation may be necessary to ensure the viability of the species in the Netherlands, but some traits may have been selected solely in Dutch caterpillars to cope with gradual changes in host plant quality. To test this hypothesis, the performance of Belgian and Dutch caterpillars fed with plants from both countries were compared. Dutch caterpillars performed well on both plant qualities, whereas Belgian caterpillars could not switch to lower quality plants. This can be considered as an environmentally induced plastic response of caterpillars and/or a local adaptation to plant quality, which precludes the use of Belgian individuals as a unique solution for strengthening Dutch populations. More generally, these results stress that the relevance of local adaptation in selecting source populations for relocation may be as important as restoring habitat quality.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.427
Ending Page	254
Page Count	11
Starting Page	244
File Format	PDF
ISSN	20457758
e-ISSN	20457758
Journal	Ecology and Evolution
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	3
Language	English
Publisher	Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Publisher Date	2013-02-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subject Keyword	Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation

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