Coldness Triggers Northward Flight in Remigrant Monarch Butterflies

Each fall, eastern North American monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) migrate from their northern range to their overwintering grounds in central Mexico [1–3]. Fall migrants are in reproductive diapause, and they use a time-compensated sun compass to navigate during the long journey south [4–6]....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current biology 2013-03, Vol.23 (5), p.419-423
Hauptverfasser:	Guerra, Patrick A., Reppert, Steven M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal Migration - physiology Animals antennae Butterflies - physiology circadian rhythm cold stress Cold Temperature Danaus plexippus diapause flight Flight, Animal Orientation overwintering spring temperature
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