Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus L.) use a magnetic compass for navigation

First Author: 

  • Error

Type: 

  • Article

Year: 

1999

Source: 

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Category: 

  • Monarch research, Orientation

Full Reference: 

Etheredge JA, Perez SM, Taylor OR, Jander R. 1999. Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus L.) use a magnetic compass for navigation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Vol. 96, 13845–13846.

Online citation: 

http://www.pnas.org/content/96/24/13845.short

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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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