Milkweed loss in agricultural fields because of herbicide use: Effect on the monarch butterfly population

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-144

  Pleasants, John M ^a   Oberhauser, Karen S ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glyphosate; GMO; Milkweed; Monarch butterfly

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875276319     PISSN: 1752458X     EISSN: 17524598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2012.00196.x     Document Type: Article

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