Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are prominent for their annual long-distance migration from North America to their overwintering area in Central Mexico. To find their way on this long journey, they use a sun compass as their main orientation reference but will also adjust their migratory direction with respect to mountain ranges. This indicates that the migratory butterflies also attend to the panorama to guide their travels. Although the compass has been studied in detail in migrating butterflies, little is known about the orientation abilities of non-migrating butterflies. Here, we investigated whether non-migrating butterflies - which stay in a more restricted area to feed and breed - also use a similar compass system to guide the...
Every fall, millions of North American monarch butterflies undergo a stunning long-distance migratio...
Migrating monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) use a time-compensated sun compass to navigate from...
Studies of the migration of the eastern North American monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) have rev...
Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are prominent for their annual long-distance migration from N...
Insects are well known for their ability to keep track of their heading direction based on a combina...
Every autumn, monarch butterflies migrate from North America to their overwintering sites in Central...
AbstractDuring their spectacular migratory journey in the fall, North American monarch butterflies (...
Here I report a unique spiraling flight and orientation behavior (comprising multiple clockwise and ...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-45)A study was designed to determine cue(s) used by th...
For navigation, animals use a robust internal compass. Compass navigation is crucial for long-distan...
Monarch butterflies rely on external cues for orientation during their annual long-distance migratio...
In response to seasonal habitats, migratory lepidopterans, exemplified by the monarch butterfly, hav...
SummaryMigrating monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) use a time-compensated sun compass to naviga...
Convincing evidence that migrant monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) use a magnetic compass to ai...
We tested whether migrating Aphrissa statira butterflies orient with a magnetic compass. We captured...
Every fall, millions of North American monarch butterflies undergo a stunning long-distance migratio...
Migrating monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) use a time-compensated sun compass to navigate from...
Studies of the migration of the eastern North American monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) have rev...
Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are prominent for their annual long-distance migration from N...
Insects are well known for their ability to keep track of their heading direction based on a combina...
Every autumn, monarch butterflies migrate from North America to their overwintering sites in Central...
AbstractDuring their spectacular migratory journey in the fall, North American monarch butterflies (...
Here I report a unique spiraling flight and orientation behavior (comprising multiple clockwise and ...
Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-45)A study was designed to determine cue(s) used by th...
For navigation, animals use a robust internal compass. Compass navigation is crucial for long-distan...
Monarch butterflies rely on external cues for orientation during their annual long-distance migratio...
In response to seasonal habitats, migratory lepidopterans, exemplified by the monarch butterfly, hav...
SummaryMigrating monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) use a time-compensated sun compass to naviga...
Convincing evidence that migrant monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) use a magnetic compass to ai...
We tested whether migrating Aphrissa statira butterflies orient with a magnetic compass. We captured...
Every fall, millions of North American monarch butterflies undergo a stunning long-distance migratio...
Migrating monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) use a time-compensated sun compass to navigate from...
Studies of the migration of the eastern North American monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) have rev...