| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Authors: | C. Kyriacou |
| Journal: | Journal of Biology |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Pagination: | 55+ |
| ISSN: | 1475-4924 |
| Keywords: | clocks, insects, magnetic\_orientation, migration, migrations, monarch\_butterfly, north\_america, orientation |
| Abstract: | The annual migration of the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) from eastern North America to central Mexico is one of nature's most inspiring spectacles. Recent studies including one in BMC Biology, have begun to dissect the molecular and neurogenetic basis for this most complex behavior. |
| URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/jbiol153 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/jbiol153 |