Exploring the Role of Cognition in the Annual Fall Migration of the Monarch Butterfly (<i>Danaus plexippus</i>)
Each fall, monarch butterflies in eastern North America undergo an extraordinary long-distance migration to wintering areas in central Mexico, where they remain until returning northward in the spring. Migrants survive the overwintering period by metabolizing lipid reserves accumulated exclusively t...
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MDPI AG
2021-08-01
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| Series: | Insects |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/8/760 |