The impact of temperature on the reproductive development, body condition and mortality of autumn migrating monarch butterflies in the laboratory

Overwintering populations of the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, have been in decline for the past 30 years. Several hypotheses for the decline have been proposed, including summer and winter habitat loss and migration mortality due to non-senescing milkweeds and the parasite Ophryocystis elekt...

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Main Authors: Michael Rich, Jasmine H. Kesselring, Amy Garcia, Danielle Wallin, Kenneth Michael Fedorka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2025-08-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.250343
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