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Monarch butterflies are more likely to survive their long migrations if they have more and larger white spots on their wings, possibly because it gives them an aerodynamic advantage

06.21.23 | PLOS

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How the monarch got its spots: Long-distance migration selects for larger white spots on monarch butterfly wings
Migratory monarchs have larger and more white spots than non-migratory relatives. Credit: Andrew K. Davis, using images courtesy of www.butterfliesofamerica.com with permission, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0286921

Article Title: How the monarch got its spots: Long-distance migration selects for larger white spots on monarch butterfly wings

Author Countries: USA

Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0286921

How the monarch got its spots: Long-distance migration selects for larger white spots on monarch butterfly wings

21-Jun-2023

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Aerodynamics Animal Science Animals Butterfly Wings Life Sciences Organismal Biology

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0286921
Article Publication Date
2023-06-21
Article Title
How the monarch got its spots: Long-distance migration selects for larger white spots on monarch butterfly wings
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2023, June 21). Monarch butterflies are more likely to survive their long migrations if they have more and larger white spots on their wings, possibly because it gives them an aerodynamic advantage. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1GRZJYR8/monarch-butterflies-are-more-likely-to-survive-their-long-migrations-if-they-have-more-and-larger-white-spots-on-their-wings-possibly-because-it-gives-them-an-aerodynamic-advantage.html
MLA:
"Monarch butterflies are more likely to survive their long migrations if they have more and larger white spots on their wings, possibly because it gives them an aerodynamic advantage." Brightsurf News, Jun. 21 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1GRZJYR8/monarch-butterflies-are-more-likely-to-survive-their-long-migrations-if-they-have-more-and-larger-white-spots-on-their-wings-possibly-because-it-gives-them-an-aerodynamic-advantage.html.