Monarchs and milkweed : a migrating butterfly, a poisonous plant, and their remarkable story of coevolution /

Monarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico. Yet there is much more to the monarch than its distinctive presence and mythic journeying. In Monarchs and Milkweed, Anurag A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Agrawal, Anurag A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2017.
Temas:
Monarch butterfly.
Milkweed butterflies.
Milkweeds.
Coevolution.
Asclepias
Monarque (Insecte)
Danaïdés.
Asclépiades (Plantes)
Coévolution.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
NATURE > Animals > Butterflies & Moths.
Coevolution
Milkweed butterflies
Milkweeds
Monarch butterfly
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Welcome to the monarchy
  • The arms race
  • The chemistry of medicine and poison
  • Waiting, mating, and migrating
  • Hatching and defending
  • Saving up to raise a family
  • The milkweed village
  • The autumn migration
  • Long live the monarchy!

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