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
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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 ...
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Cloudlet Scheduling by Hybridized Monarch Butterfly Optimization Algorithm [PDF]
Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, 2019 Cloud computing technology enables efficient utilization of available physical resources through the virtualization where different clients share the same underlying physical hardware infrastructure. By utilizing the cloud computing concept, distributed,
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Uptake and toxicity of clothianidin to monarch butterflies from milkweed consumption [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Recent concern for the adverse effects from neonicotinoid insecticides has centered on risk for insect pollinators in general and bees specifically. However, natural resource managers are also concerned about the risk of neonicotinoids to conservation ...
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A Novel Monarch Butterfly Optimization with Global Position Updating Operator for Large-Scale 0-1 Knapsack Problems [PDF]
Mathematics, 2019 As a significant subset of the family of discrete optimization problems, the 0-1 knapsack problem (0-1 KP) has received considerable attention among the relevant researchers.
Yanhong Feng, Xu Yu, Gai-Ge Wang
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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.
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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.
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Evaluating an Alleged Mimic of the Monarch Butterfly: Neophasia (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) Butterflies are Palatable to Avian Predators [PDF]
Insects, 2018 Some taxa have adopted the strategy of mimicry to protect themselves from predation. Butterflies are some of the best representatives used to study mimicry, with the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) a well-known model.
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Impact of climate change on the habitat range of monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsDanaus plexippus L. (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) is well-known and captivating migratory insect that cannot overwinter in temperate climates.
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