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Mark-recapture Estimates of Survival in Populations of the Asp Viper, Vipera aspis aspis

Flatt, Thomas ; Dummermuth, Stefan ; Anholt, Bradley R.

In: Journal of Herpetology, 1997, vol. 31, no. 4, p. 558-564

We estimated th eannual survivorship of two populations of the asp viper, Vipera aspis aspis, by recapturing known dult individuals in the field over six and nine years respectively. The snakes at the two study sites in th eJura mountains of northwestern Switzerland were active between mid-March and mid-October. Vispera a. aspis is easily captured by hand, has individually recognizable marks...

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What can sown wildflower strips contribute to butterfly conservation?: an example from a Swiss lowland agricultural landscape

Haaland, Christine ; Bersier, Louis-Félix

In: Journal of Insect Conservation, 2011, vol. 15, no. 1-2, p. 301-309

The objective of this study was to compare butterfly abundances and diversity between wildflower strips and extensively used meadows to identify which butterfly species can be supported by establishing wildflower strips. Butterflies were recorded along transects during one season in twenty-five sown wildflower strips and eleven extensively used meadows in a Swiss lowland agricultural landscape...