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SUBMITTER: Hallworth MT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6303508 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hallworth Michael T MT Marra Peter P PP McFarland Kent P KP Zahendra Sara S Studds Colin E CE
Biology letters 20181201 12
Insect migration is globally ubiquitous and can involve continental-scale movements and complex life histories. Apart from select species of migratory moths and butterflies, little is known about the structure of the annual cycle for migratory insects. Using stable-hydrogen isotope analysis of 852 wing samples from eight countries spanning 140 years, combined with 21 years of citizen science data, we determined the full annual cycle of a large migratory dragonfly, the common green darner ( Anax ...[more]