Effects of early-life exposure to sublethal levels of a common neonicotinoid insecticide on the orientation and migration of monarch butterflies ( Danaus plexippus )

Migratory insects use a variety of innate mechanisms to determine their orientation and maintain correct bearing. For long-distance migrants, such as the monarch butterfly ( ), these journeys could be affected by exposure to environmental contaminants. Neonicotinoids are synthetic insecticides that...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of experimental biology 2021-02, Vol.224 (Pt 4)
Hauptverfasser: Wilcox, Alana A E, Newman, Amy E M, Raine, Nigel E, Mitchell, Greg W, Norris, D Ryan
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Sprache:eng
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