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First record of a bilateral gynandromorph of Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Mallorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

open access: yesSHILAP, 2021
Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) was firstly reported in the Balearic Islands during the 1980s in Menorca, and in the 1990s in Mallorca. Since then several continuous reports have been documented over time.
F. Truyol-Henares   +3 more
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Ecology of the Western Queen Butterfly Danaus gilippus thersippus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts

open access: yesInsects, 2020
The purpose of this study was to assess the ecological knowledge surrounding the western queen butterfly, Danaus gilippus thersippus (H. Bates). Specifically, our objectives were to synthesize existing data and knowledge on the ecology of the queen and ...
Leslie Saul-Gershenz   +2 more
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PRELIMINARY RESEARCH ON DANAUS CHRYSIPPUS L. (LEPIDOPTERA: DANAIDAE) IN DALAT

open access: yesTạp chí Khoa học Đại học Đà Lạt, 2017
Danaus chrysippus L. (Lepidoptera: Danaidae) is one of the beautiful butterflies which is usually displayed in insect collections for researching, studying and commercial purposes. This study focuses on collecting data on the morphological and biological
Nguyễn Thanh Thủy Tiên
doaj   +1 more source

A de novo transcriptional atlas in Danaus plexippus reveals variability in dosage compensation across tissues

open access: yesCommunications Biology, 2021
Ranz et al. present a high-quality genome assembly for the monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus and a comprehensive set of RNA sequencing data across different tissues and life stages.
José M. Ranz   +10 more
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Prevalence of monarch (Danaus plexippus) and queen (Danaus gilippus) butterflies in West Texas during the fall of 2018

open access: yesBMC Ecology, 2020
Background The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is a conspicuous insect that has experienced a drastic population decline over the past two decades.
Matthew Z. Brym   +5 more
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Origins of Six Species of Butterflies Migrating through Northeastern Mexico: New Insights from Stable Isotope (δ2H) Analyses and a Call for Documenting Butterfly Migrations

open access: yesDiversity, 2021
Determining migratory connectivity within and among diverse taxa is crucial to their conservation. Insect migrations involve millions of individuals and are often spectacular. However, in general, virtually nothing is known about their structure.
Keith A. Hobson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Danainae)

open access: yesEDIS, 2009
EENY-442, a 9-page illustrated fact sheet by Andrei Sourakov, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this well-known migrating butterfly with charismatic appearance, their distribution, description, biology and life cycle, hosts and ...
Andrei Sourakov
doaj   +5 more sources

The bigger the better? Vigour of the exotic host plant Calotropis procera (Apocynaceae) affects herbivory [PDF]

open access: yesNeotropical Biology and Conservation, 2020
The Plant Vigour Hypothesis states that herbivores preferentially feed on the most vigorous plants within a plant population and/or the most vigorous modules within a plant.
Geraldo Wilson Fernandes   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Guadalupe Cornejo-Tenorio y Guillermo Ibarra Manríquez. 2008. Flora ilustrada de la Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca

open access: yesRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2009
Una de las áreas protegidas más famosas de México es la Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca. En buena medida, su fama se debe a la carismática mariposa Danaus plexippus L., que ha asombrado a los seres humanos por sus migraciones anuales desde Canadá
Alejandro Casas-Fernández
doaj   +1 more source

Neo-sex Chromosomes in the Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus

open access: yesG3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2017
We report the discovery of a neo-sex chromosome in the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, and several of its close relatives. Z-linked scaffolds in the D.
Andrew J. Mongue   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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