Search results for monarch butterfly
Continental plan to protect the monarch's migratory journey
Jun 28, 2008 |
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Canada, Mexico and the United States are joining forces to protect and conserve the Monarch butterfly, which has become a symbol of North America's shared environment.
Tree-eating bugs threaten Monarch butterfly in Mexico
Nov 21, 2009 |
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The mysterious Monarch butterfly, which migrates en masse annually between Canada and Mexico, is now facing a new peril: another insect thriving in Western Mexican forests.
Butterfly payload to launch Nov. 16 on space shuttle
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2009 |
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When NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launches for the International Space Station on Nov. 16 it will carry a University of Colorado at Boulder butterfly experiment that will be monitored by thousands of K-12 ...
Monarch butterflies with a heavy load
Jul 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have succeeded for the first time in fitting monarch butterflies with a radio transmitter and in tracking them from an aircraft over a long distance on their flight northwards during ...
Female monarch butterflies on 30-year decline in eastern North America
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Female monarch butterflies in eastern North America have significantly declined over the past 30 years, a new study by a University of Georgia researcher reveals.
Booming Monarch Butterfly Population Faces Obstacles, Expert Says
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Sep 06, 2006 |
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Monarch butterfly followers can expect an unusually large population of the winged insects this season they make their way to their winter home in Mexico, but a University of Kansas professor says there may be trouble ahead.
Scientists discover molecular basis of monarch butterfly migration
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Jan 08, 2008 |
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Since its discovery, the annual migration of eastern North American monarch butterflies has captivated the human imagination and spirit. That millions of butterflies annually fly a few thousand miles to reach a cluster of ...
Migrating monarch butterflies 'nose' their way to Mexico
Sep 24, 2009 |
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The annual migration of monarch butterflies from across eastern North America to a specific grove of fir trees in Mexico has long fascinated scientists who have sought to understand just how these delicate ...
How monarch butterflies are wired for navigation
May 04, 2005 |
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In their extraordinary annual migration from North America to Mexico, monarch butterflies are known to use the angle of polarized sunlight as a celestial guide to help them keep to a straight and true path southward. But ...
Monarch butterflies help explain why parasites harm hosts
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May 14, 2008 |
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It’s a paradox that has confounded evolutionary biologists since Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859: Since parasites depend on their hosts for survival, why do they harm them?
Milkweed's evolutionary approach to caterpillars: Counter appetite with fast repair
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Jul 22, 2008 |
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The adage that your enemies know your weaknesses best is especially true in the case of plants and predators that have co-evolved: As the predators evolve new strategies for attack, plants counter with their own unique defenses.
Researcher shows evolution of milkweed defense system
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Jul 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The adage that your enemies know your weaknesses best is especially true in the case of plants and predators that have co-evolved: As the predators evolve new strategies for attack, plants ...
How Butterflies Fly Thousands Of Miles Without Getting Lost Revealed By Researchers
Aug 01, 2005 |
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While "navigation" systems in automobiles are a fairly new (and still costly) innovation, monarch butterflies have managed for millennia to navigate their way for a distance of some 3000 miles (4800 kilometers) ...
Monarch system-on-a-chip excels in early testing
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 23, 2007 |
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A revolutionary processor package that changes its architecture to adapt to the demands of different computing tasks more than met design expectations in recent trials.
Genetic basis for migration
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Scientists studying Eastern North American monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) have uncovered a suite of genes that may be involved in driving the butterflies to migrate towards Mexico for the winter. Their research, publis ...
