Magnetic compass orientation of monarch butterflies (lepidoptera: Danaidae: Danaous plexippus L.): Did observer Effects lead to false possitive results?

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 71-76

  Taylor, O R ^a   Aschenbach, T A ^a   Ashworth, S M ^a   Komar, O ^a   Spotts, W W ^a   Williamson, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; ORIENTATION;

DANAIDAE; DANAUS PLEXIPPUS; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0034450476     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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