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Female butterflies breed despite male shortage: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to research, female monarch butterflies have no trouble finding a mate, even when a parasite kills the majority of the males.
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Research: Monarch butterflies slated for extinction due to diminishing win
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 14 (ANI): According to a new research study by the University of Delaware, warming temperatures and growth in the summer population of monarchs have compensated for losses during the winter.
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Light pollution can interfere with navigational abilities of monarch butte
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Cincinnati (Ohio) [US], May 22 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Cincinnati has found that light pollution can disorient monarch butterflies, which travel as far as Canada to Mexico and back during their multigenerational migration.
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Rising carbon dioxide levels pose threat to monarch butterflies
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 11 (ANI): A new study revealed that mounting levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide minimise the medicinal properties of milkweed plants, thus posing an unrecognized threat to monarch butterflies.
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