Butterfly Species’ Big Brains Adapted Giving Them a Survival Edge, Study Finds
Certain butterflies have larger mushroom bodies due to the need to adopt new foraging behaviors
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Despite Dire Warnings, Monarch Butterfly Numbers Are Solid
New study shows warmer temperatures and increases during the summer are compensating for negative factors
Butterfly Eyespots Reuse Gene Regulatory Network
Novel complex traits, such as eyespots, evolve from gene networks that already pattern complex traits in the body
Team Shows How Butterfly Wings Can Shift in Hue
Recent study leads to a deeper understanding of how butterfly wing color is created and evolves
Is Evolution Predictable?
A recent study of Heliconius butterflies says that it isn't
CRISPRed Fruit Flies Mimic Monarch Butterfly—and Could Make You Puke
Scientists recreate in flies the mutations that let monarch butterflies eat toxic milkweed with impunity
Sequencing Pollen DNA to Discover Insect Migratory Routes
A new study shows that transcontinental pollination mediated by migrating insects is possible
Scientists Uncover Secrets of the Monarch Butterfly's Internal Compass
“We wanted to understand how the monarch is processing these different types of information to yield this constant behavior — flying southwest each fall."
Fungi at Root of Plant Drugs that Can Help, or Harm, Sick Monarch Butterflies
Study provides a more complete and complex picture of infectious disease ecology than before
Bitter Pill
Monarchs, milkweed, and self-medication in a changing world