The rising moon promotes mate finding in moths

The experimental release of male moths show that moon presence, location, and elevation affect their finding of mates.

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Main Authors: Mona Storms, Aryan Jakhar, Oliver Mitesser, Andreas Jechow, Franz Hölker, Tobias Degen, Thomas Hovestadt, Jacqueline Degen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03331-x
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