Monarchs and milkweed : a migrating butterfly, a poisonous plant, and their remarkable story of coev...
Monarchs and milkweed : a migrating butterfly, a poisonous plant, and their remarkable story of coev...
Monarchs and milkweed : a migrating butterfly, a poisonous plant, and their remarkable story of coevolution / Anurag Agrawal.
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Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2017]
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G 2017/2063
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 283 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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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Publisher
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2017]
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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 mythic journeying. In Monarchs and Milkweed, Anurag Agrawal presents a vivid investigation into how the mona...
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Monarchs and milkweed : a migrating butterfly, a poisonous plant, and their remarkable story of coevolution / Anurag Agrawal.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-270) and index.
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G 2017/2063
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74VKVad5joAM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVad5joAM
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ISBN
0691166358 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780691166353 hardcover ; alkaline paper
DDC
595.789
MMS ID
991024099975602626
