Butterflies seek higher ground to escape warmer temperatures
A study of beleaguered butterflies in California provides some of the best clues yet as to how other animals may react to climate change, scientists say.
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App allows citizen scientists to contribute to monarch butterfly research
When spotting a butterfly, a common reaction may be to whip out a phone and snap a photo. A team of University of Maine researchers is hoping another response could be to use the phone to log details about areas where butterflies ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2019
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Mexico, US, Canada to work on Monarch butterflies
Mexico, the United States and Canada have agreed to form a working group on the conservation of Monarch butterflies, whose numbers fell to record lows this year at their wintering grounds in central Mexico.
Ecology
Feb 20, 2014
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Draft sequence of monarch butterfly genome presented
Each fall millions of monarch butterflies from across the eastern United States use a time-compensated sun compass to direct their navigation south, traveling up to 2,000 miles to an overwintering site in a specific grove ...
Biotechnology
Nov 23, 2011
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Monarch butterfly counts rise in Colorado and beyond, but extinction concerns remain
An iconic winged beauty feared to be on the verge of extinction was spotted more around the West last year, including in Colorado.
Plants & Animals
Feb 16, 2022
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Researcher investigating navigation system of bogong moth
An international team of researchers that includes Barrie Frost is hoping to unravel the mystery of how bogong moths navigate during their annual migration to and from caves in the Snowy Mountains of southeastern Australia. ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2015
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Skipping meals may affect butterfly wing size, coloration
High food stress may impact wing size and coloration—both indicators of migratory success—in monarch butterflies, according to results published April 2, 2014, in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Haley Johnson from ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 2, 2014
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Sun compass on demand
Monarch butterflies are famous for their annual long-distance migration, which takes them over several thousand kilometers from the north of the USA to their overwintering habitat in central Mexico. On their migration, the ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2021
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Monarch butterfly migration to Mexico drops by 53%, activists say
Mexico's forests this winter received 53% fewer monarch butterflies, a species that migrates south from Canada and the United States, according to figures published this week.
Ecology
Mar 16, 2020
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Misplaced monarchs: Clusters of butterflies stuck up north
Monarch butterflies, those delicate symbols of spring and summer, should mostly be in Texas by now, winging their way to Mexico for the winter.
Ecology
Oct 26, 2017
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