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Direct and indirect effects of climate and habitat factors on butterfly diversity. / Menéndez, Rosa; González-Megías, Adela; Collingham, Yvonne et al.
In: Ecology, Vol. 88, No. 3, 03.2007, p. 605-611.

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Menéndez, R, González-Megías, A, Collingham, Y, Fox, R, Roy, DB, Ohlemüller, R & Thomas, CD 2007, 'Direct and indirect effects of climate and habitat factors on butterfly diversity.', Ecology, vol. 88, no. 3, pp. 605-611. https://doi.org/10.1890/06-0539

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Menéndez, R., González-Megías, A., Collingham, Y., Fox, R., Roy, D. B., Ohlemüller, R., & Thomas, C. D. (2007). Direct and indirect effects of climate and habitat factors on butterfly diversity. Ecology, 88(3), 605-611. https://doi.org/10.1890/06-0539

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Menéndez R, González-Megías A, Collingham Y, Fox R, Roy DB, Ohlemüller R et al. Direct and indirect effects of climate and habitat factors on butterfly diversity. Ecology. 2007 Mar;88(3):605-611. doi: 10.1890/06-0539

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Menéndez, Rosa ; González-Megías, Adela ; Collingham, Yvonne et al. / Direct and indirect effects of climate and habitat factors on butterfly diversity. In: Ecology. 2007 ; Vol. 88, No. 3. pp. 605-611.

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