Drought reduces breeding success of the butterfly Aglais urticae

Author	Pollard E. Greatorex-Davies Nick Thomas J. A.
Abstract	Published laboratory work suggests that Aglais urticae may be affected adversely by drought, as the larvae thrive on actively growing plants with high leaf water and nitrogen. The weekly counts from the Butterfly Monitoring Scheme were used to test the hypothesis of an association between changes in abundance and drought in field data. The analysis supported the hypothesis; breeding success of the summer generation from 1976 to 1995 was greater when the early summer weather was cool and wet than when it was warm and dry.
Year of Publication	1997
Journal	Ecological Entomology
Volume	22
Issue	3
Number of Pages	315-318
Date Published	1997
ISBN Number	1365-2311
DOI	10.1046/j.1365-2311.1997.00064.x
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