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SUBMITTER: Tenger-Trolander A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6642386 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tenger-Trolander Ayşe A Lu Wei W Noyes Michelle M Kronforst Marcus R MR
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20190624 29
The annual migration of the monarch butterfly <i>Danaus plexippus</i> is in peril. In an effort to aid population recovery, monarch enthusiasts across North America participate in a variety of conservation efforts, including captive rearing and release of monarch butterflies throughout the summer and autumn. However, the impact of captive breeding on monarchs remains an open question. Here, we show that captive breeding, both commercially and by summertime hobbyists, causes migratory behavior to ...[more]