Ecology of Mardon Skipper Butterflies

Project ID: HAF063N04

Federal Agency: Bureau of Land Management

Partner Institution: Washington State University

Fiscal Year: 2006

Initial Funding: $42,975

Total Funding: $48,975

Project Type: Research

Project Disciplines: Biological

Principal Investigator: Schultz, Cheryl

Agreement Technical Representative: VanNorman, Kelly

Abstract: Objectives of the project are to investigate essential aspects of Mardon Skipper ecology to inform management and conservation of its habitat. Investigation includes oviposition behavior, nectar behavior and larval biology. (In 2006 BLM changed the task agreement number to L07AC14022.)