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Monarch butterfly conservation through male germplasm cryopreservation [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMonarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus L.) populations have declined in North America. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently classified the species as endangered, sparking public concern and conservation efforts. Our approach to
Courtney C. Grula +2 more
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Aphid infestations reduce monarch butterfly colonization, herbivory, and growth on ornamental milkweed. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Anthropogenic disturbance is driving global biodiversity loss, including the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), a dietary specialist of milkweed. In response, ornamental milkweed plantings are increasingly common in urbanized landscapes, and recent ...
Bernadette M Mach +3 more
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Larval pesticide exposure impacts monarch butterfly performance. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 AbstractThe long-term decline of monarch butterflies has been attributed to loss of their milkweed (Asclepias sp.) host-plants after the introduction of herbicide-tolerant crops. However, recent studies report pesticide residues on milkweed leaves that could act as a contributing factor when ingested as part of their larval diet.
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Characterizing New Wintering Sites for Monarch Butterfly Colonies in Sierra Nevada, Mexico [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Every year, Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) travels to hibernate in oyamel fir forests located between the limits of the states of Michoacán and Mexico in Mexico.
Ramiro Pérez-Miranda +2 more
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Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus Linnaeus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Danainae)
EDIS, 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
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EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, 2023 In the era of the Internet of Everything, various wireless devices and sensors use spectrum, which is a precious and non-renewable resource, to communication.
Yuchao Liu, Chenggang Cao, Yu Han
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Demystifying Monarch Butterfly Migration [PDF]
Current Biology, 2018 Every fall, millions of North American monarch butterflies undergo a stunning long-distance migration to reach their overwintering grounds in Mexico. Migration allows the butterflies to escape freezing temperatures and dying host plants, and reduces infections with a virulent parasite.
Reppert, Steven M., de Roode, Jacobus C.
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Stimulus-dependent orientation strategies in monarch butterflies [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2021 ABSTRACT Insects are well known for their ability to keep track of their heading direction based on a combination of skylight cues and visual landmarks. This allows them to navigate back to their nest, disperse throughout unfamiliar environments, as well as migrate over large distances between their breeding and non-breeding habitats.
Myriam Franzke +5 more
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History of colonisation and updated distribution of the Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus (Linnaeus, 1758) and its hostplants in mainland Portugal, Azores and Madeira [PDF]
Nota Lepidopterologica, 2023 The first observations of the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) in Iberia date from 1886, although breeding records emerged almost a century later: 1960 in Spain, 1980s–1990s in Madeira and Azores, and 2003 in mainland Portugal.
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Neurobiology of Monarch Butterfly Migration [PDF]
Annual Review of Entomology, 2016 Studies of the migration of the eastern North American monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) have revealed mechanisms behind its navigation. The main orientation mechanism uses a time-compensated sun compass during both the migration south and the remigration north.
Reppert, Steven M. +2 more
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