New research led by ecologists at the University of York shows that certain species of moths and butterflies are becoming more common, and others rarer, as species differ in how they respond to climate change.
Ecology
Oct 30, 2015
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New research shows that butterflies in Greenland have become smaller in response to increasing temperatures due to climate change.
Ecology
Oct 6, 2015
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Female butterflies generally choose among male suitors, but in the tropics with hundreds of close relatives living in close proximity, how can they decide which males are the right ones? After all, if she mates with a male ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2015
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Who doesn't love butterflies? While most people won't think twice about destroying a wasp nest on the side of the house, spraying a swarm of ants in the driveway, or zapping pesky flies at an outdoor barbecue, few would intentionally ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 11, 2015
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Oakblue butterflies may use a variety of chemical strategies to deceive ants and avoid their attack, according to a study published April 8, 2015 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Yoko Inui from Osaka Kyoiku University, ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 8, 2015
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The federal government on Monday pledged $3.2 million to help save the monarch butterfly, the iconic orange-and-black butterfly that can migrate thousands of miles between the U.S. and Mexico each year. In recent years, the ...
Ecology
Feb 9, 2015
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For scientist Tierra Curry, the monarch butterfly is part of the American experience.
Ecology
Dec 30, 2014
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Britain's moths are feeling the pinch – threatened on one side by climate change and on the other by habitat loss and harmful farming methods. A new study gives the most comprehensive picture yet of trends in moth populations, ...
Ecology
Aug 29, 2014
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Monarch butterflies are dying off fast, with 90 percent gone in the last 20 years, and they urgently need endangered species protection, a coalition of environmental and health groups said Tuesday.
Ecology
Aug 26, 2014
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New research on the Museum's Lepidoptera collection has shed light on how some butterflies pretend to be lethal.
Plants & Animals
Jul 15, 2014
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