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Monarchs and milkweed : a migrating butterfly, a poisonous plant, and their remarkable story of coevolution

text Monarchs and milkweed : a migrating butterfly, a poisonous plant, and their remarkable story of coevolution

Summary
Monarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico. Yet there is much more to the monarch than its distinctive presence and mythi... Read more
Contents

Welcome to the monarchy -- The arms race -- The chemistry of medicine and poison -- Waiting, mating, and migrating -- Hatching and defending -- Saving up to raise a family -- The milkweed village -- The autumn migration -- Long live the monarchy!

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Description
ix, 283 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
Publisher
Princeton University Press 2017

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Kingsley Branch Library 592 AGR in Adult Non-fiction Available
Woodmere (Main Branch) 592 AGR in Adult Non-fiction Available

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