How do monarch butterflies know when to head north? Temperature!
Posts Tagged ‘butterflies’
Cool Monarchs
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013Butterfly Genome
Monday, July 30th, 2012
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
The recently sequenced monarch genome explains much about their migration.
Cool Temps Mean Choosier Males
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
New research into butterfly behavior shows gender roles can be reversed, given the right circumstances.
Monarch Migration
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
How do monarch butterflies know where to migrate year after year? In Spanish with English subtitles.
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