A Magnetic Compass Aids Monarch Butterfly Migration

First Author: 

  • Guerra

Type: 

  • Article

Year: 

2014

Source: 

  • Nature Communications

Category: 

  • Orientation, Migration, Physiology/behavior

Full Reference: 

Guerra PA, Gegear RJ, Reppert SM. 2014. A Magnetic Compass Aids Monarch Butterfly Migration. Nature Communications 5: 4164.

Study Setting: 

  • Lab

Geographic Focus: 

  • Eastern Breeding

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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