Posts Tagged ‘butterflies’

Cool Monarchs

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
butterfly, butterflies, monarch, migration, mexico, milkweed, drought, climate change

How do monarch butterflies know when to head north? Temperature!

Butterfly Genome

Monday, July 30th, 2012
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How does mimicry work in butterflies? Academy researcher Durrell Kapan and his colleagues have found the answer in the butterfly’s genome.

Monarch Genome

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
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The recently sequenced monarch genome explains much about their migration.

Cool Temps Mean Choosier Males

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
Bicyclys anynana

New research into butterfly behavior shows gender roles can be reversed, given the right circumstances.

Monarch Migration

Thursday, November 19th, 2009
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How do monarch butterflies know where to migrate year after year? In Spanish with English subtitles.

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