Article: Sun Compass Integration of Skylight Cues in Migratory Monarch Butterflies

Migrating monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) use a time-compensated sun compass to navigate from eastern North America to their overwintering grounds in central Mexico. Find out more in this article.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627310010731

Keywords: butterflies compass migration navigation quantum biology RESEARCH solar navigation VIEW ALL

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