Migration distance as a selective episode for wing morphology in a migratory insect

Migration distance as a selective episode for wing morphology in a migratory insect

Abstract Background Selective pressures that occur during long-distance migration can influence morphological traits across a range of taxa. In flying insects, selection should favour individuals that have wing morphologies that increase energy efficiency and survival. In monarch butterflies, differ...

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Main Authors: D. T. Tyler Flockhart, Blair Fitz-gerald, Lincoln P. Brower, Rachael Derbyshire, Sonia Altizer, Keith A. Hobson, Leonard I. Wassenaar, D. Ryan Norris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2017-04-01
Series:Movement Ecology
Subjects:
Seasonal migration
Stable isotopes
Deuterium
Monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus
Survival
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40462-017-0098-9

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