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International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems, 2018 Global optimization for nonlinear function is a challenging issue. In this paper, an improved monarch butterfly algorithm based on local search and differential evolution is proposed.
Xingyue Cui, Zhe Chen, Fuliang Yin
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Who cares about monarch butterflies? Comparing US State Wildlife Action Plans 2015–2025
Conservation Letters, 2023 In 2023, the International Union for Conservation of Nature listed the iconic North American monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) as Vulnerable due to population declines. Yet, in the United States, there are no national laws protecting monarchs. In 2020,
Katie M. Harris +2 more
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The occurrence of the Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus L. in the Azores, with a brief review of its biology. [PDF]
, 2001 The Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus L. (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae), has been an occasional visitor to the Azores. However, during the last two decades it has become a resident species in these islands and has adapted its behaviour to the geographic ...
Borges, Paulo A. V. +5 more
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Journal of Applied Ecology, EarlyView.A framework for the support of pollinators in urban areas is developed here, based on five pillars: nesting, flower resources, artificial support, management and society acceptance, with additional key elements from science and society. Society should incorporate strategies for pollinators as in this framework by means of co‐planning with stakeholders,
Rosa Ranalli +3 more
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Journal of Ecology, EarlyView.Combining analytical approaches for studying phenology using observation datasets with the wide availability of observational data from participatory science sources offers an exciting possibility to rapidly generate hypotheses about how organisms' phenology may react to novel cue combinations under global change, and how these reactions may differ ...
Dylan J. MacArthur‐Waltz +3 more
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Beginning the day with the IWB in an early childhood classroom [PDF]
, 2010 There is a substantial demand in New Zealand for professional learning opportunities to help early years’ teachers to make use of ICT for teaching and learning (Harlow, Cowie and Jones, 2008), and where interactive whiteboards (IWBs) are increasingly ...
Harlow, Ann
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Lepidoptera Recorded From the Islands of Western Lake Erie, With a Brief Account of Geology and Flora [PDF]
, 2017 A list of Lepidoptera from the islands of western Lake Erie is presented along with a brief account of the geology, flora, and human activities in the area. The checklist contains 169 species representing 27 families.
Horns, David J +2 more
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Insect Science, EarlyView.Despite the minimal annual temperature variation and the widespread distribution of potential year‐round habitats in Ghana, the migratory potential of the local fall armyworm remains strong and is indistinguishable from that of the fall armyworm in China, which undergo seasonal migration.
Fan‐Qi Gao +5 more
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Using Degree-Day Methodology to Ascertain Early Flight Periods of Michigan Butterflies and Skippers [PDF]
, 2018 Butterflies and skippers have been collected in Michigan for over 130 years and the accompanying data labels continue to provide significant information.
Perkins, Owen A
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Latest News on the Monarch Butterfly [PDF]
BioScience, 2015 Monarchs in a Changing World: Biology and Conservation of an Iconic Butterfly. Karen S. Oberhauser, Kelly R. Nail, and Sonia Altizer, eds.
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