On the wings of checkerspots: a model system for population biology

Checkerspot research : background and origins / Paul R. Ehrlich and Ilkka Hanski

Introducing checkerspots : taxonomy and ecology / Dennis D. Murphy ... [et al.]

Structure and dynamics of Euphydryas editha populations / Jessica J. Hellmann ... [et al.]

Structure and dynamics of Melitaea cinxia metapopulations / Marko Nieminen, Mika Siljander and Ilkka Hanski

Checkerspot reproductive biology / Carol L. Boggs and Marko Nieminen

Measurement, correlates, and importance of oviposition preference in the life of checkerspots / Michael C. Singer

Larval biology of checkerspots / Mikko Kuussaari ... [et al.]

Natural enemies of checkerspots / Saskya van Nouhuys and Ilkka Hanski

Dispersal behavior and evolutionary metapopulation dynamics / Michael C. Singer and Ilkka Hanski

Genetics of checkerspot populations / Ilik J. Saccheri ... [et al.]

Bay checkerspot and Glanville fritillary compared with other species / Niklas Wahlberg ... [et al.]

Checkerspots as a model system in population biology / Ilkka Hanski ... [et al.]

Checkerspots and conservation biology / Ilkka Hanski ... [et al.]

What have we learned? / Paul R. Ehrlich, Ilkka Hanski, and Carol L. Boggs

A look to the future / Ilkka Hanski and Paul R. Ehrlich.

Contents; Contributors; 1 Checkerspot Research: Background and Origins; 2 Introducing Checkerspots: Taxonomy and Ecology; 3 Structure and Dynamics of Euphydryas editha Populations; 4 Structure and Dynamics of Melitaea cinxia Metapopulations; 5 Checkerspot Reproductive Biology; 6 Measurement, Correlates, and Importance of Oviposition Preference in the Life of Checkerspots; 7 Larval Biology of Checkerspots; 8 Natural Enemies of Checkerspots; 9 Dispersal Behavior and Evolutionary Metapopulation Dynamics; 10 Genetics of Checkerspot Populations.

11 Bay Checkerspot and Glanville Fritillary Compared with Other Species12 Checkerspots as a Model System in Population Biology; 13 Checkerspots and Conservation Biology; 14 What Have We Learned?; 15 A Look to the Future; References; Index.