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Continental plan to protect the monarch's migratory journey

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 28, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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.





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Monarch butterflies help explain why parasites harm hosts

Monarch butterflies help explain why parasites harm hosts

Biology /

created May 14, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

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?


Female monarch butterflies on 30-year decline in eastern North America

Female monarch butterflies on 30-year decline in eastern North America

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(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.


New host species for avian influenza identified

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created May 11, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An eight-year surveillance study, which included more than 36,000 wild migratory birds tested for low pathogenic avian influenza, details new data on host species, prevalence, and temporal and geographical variation of avian ...


Monarchs fly south for the winter

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created Sep 12, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As many as 300 million monarch butterflies are now flying south from Canada and the northern United States to winter in Mexico and Southern California.


Study finds migratory birds not picky about their rest stops

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- If a lush, protected forest with a winding stream is considered luxury accommodation for a migratory bird, a Purdue University study shows that those birds would be just as happy with the equivalent of a ...


Urbanization favors sedentary males

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created May 01, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Urbanization changes landscapes and local environments, which can alter the life histories and traits of the creatures living in and around these areas. Studying European blackbirds (Turdus merula), Jesko Partecke and Eberhard ...


Genetic basis for migration

Biology / Evolution

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...


We're off then: the evolution of bat migration

We're off then: The evolution of bat migration

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Not just birds, but also a few species of bats face a long journey every year. Researchers at Princeton University in the U.S. and at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Radolfzell, ...


Scientists determine geese involved in Hudson River plane crash were migratory

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

US Airways Flight 1549 bird strike to determine not only the species, but also that the Canada geese involved were from a migratory, rather than resident, population. This knowledge is essential for wildlife professionals ...


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Migrating monarch butterflies 'nose' their way to Mexico

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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 ...



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