Do monarch butterflies use polarized skylight for migratory orientation?

First Author: 

  • Stalleicken

Type: 

  • Article

Year: 

2005

Source: 

  • Journal of Experimental Biology

Category: 

  • Monarch research, Orientation

Full Reference: 

Stalleicken J, Mukhida M, Labhart T, Wehner R, Frost B, Mouritsen H. 2005. Do monarch butterflies use polarized skylight for migratory orientation? Journal of Experimental Biology 208: 2399-2408.

Online citation: 

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=10364207826549221080&hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C…

Study Setting: 

  • Lab

Field Definitions

First author: Last name of the first author
Type: Article or book chapter
Year: Publication year
Source: Journal or book
Category*: Broad scope of the publication.
Research topic (monarch & supporting research only)*: Specific topic.
Geographic focus*: Geographic setting for field studies.
Monitoring data used: Data from monitoring or public data efforts.
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