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Population dynamics of the japanese clouded apolloParnassius glacialis butler (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). I. changes in population size and related population parameters for three successive generations

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    Population dynamics of a univoltine butterflyParnassius glacialis (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) was studied with mark-recapture methods for three successive generations in a hilly region in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan in 1981–1983.

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    Jolly (1965) andSeber's (1973) method was applied to the mark-recapture data to estimate population parameters (daily survival rate, longevity, population size, sex ratio, etc.).

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    Sampling ratios were at least 50% and 30% for males and females, respectively.

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    Mean daily survival rate for males ranged 0.81–0.86 and that for females 0.80–0.84. Mean longevity was about 4–7 days for the males and about 5 days for the females. Spiders killed more males than females. Maximum longevity for an individual recorded during the study was 31 days for males and 18 days for females.

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    Emergence of the butterflies was later and less synchronous in 1981 than in 1982 and 1983. This was thought to be due to later extinction of heavier snow in 1981 than in the other years.

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    The population remained relatively stable for the three successive generations, with estimated total numbers of 914, 1277, and 869.

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    Estimated sex ratio (% females) was 30–40% at emergence

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    Present address: Laboratory of Forest Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, 113, Tokyo, Japan

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Matsumoto, K. Population dynamics of the japanese clouded apolloParnassius glacialis butler (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). I. changes in population size and related population parameters for three successive generations. Res Popul Ecol 27, 301–312 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02515468

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