Modular switches shift monarch butterfly migratory flight behavior at their Mexican overwintering sites

Summary: Eastern North American migratory monarch butterflies exhibit migratory behavioral states in fall and spring characterized by sun-dependent oriented flight. However, it is unclear how monarchs transition between these behavioral states at their overwintering site. Using a modified Mouritsen-...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Delbert A. Green, II, Sean Polidori, Samuel M. Stratton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:iScience
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224002840