Biological Observations of Monarch Butterfly Behavior at a Migratory Stopover Site: Results from a Long-term Tagging Study in Coastal South Carolina

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 405-418

  McCord, John W ^a   Davis, Andrew K ^b  

^a SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior; Danaus plexippus; migration; Monarch butterfly; tagging

Indexed keywords

ASCLEPIAS; ASCLEPIAS CURASSAVICA; DANAUS PLEXIPPUS;

EID: 77958485630     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-010-9224-x     Document Type: Article

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