Assisted colonization in a changing climate: a test-study using two U.K. butterflies
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1 Institute of Ecosystem Sciences, School of Biological & Biomedical Sciences, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK 2 Department of Biology, P.O. Box 373, University of York, York YO10 5YW, UK 3 NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK 4 Butterfly Conservation, Manor Yard, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5QP, UK 5 Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation, School of Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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تاریخ انتشار 2009