Mapping monarch seasonal breeding patterns in Eastern North America to inform mowing strategies for roadsides and other rights-of-ways
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DOI: 10.1007/s10841-025-00676-6
Abstract: Monarch populations have declined precipitously over the past decades, largely due to the loss of their breeding host plant, milkweed. One mitigation strategy is to plant milkweed along rights-of-ways. However, many rights-of-ways undergo routine mowing,… read more here.
Keywords: monarch; breeding patterns; breeding; monarch breeding ... See more keywords
Breeding patterns of female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) displaying alternative reproductive tactics
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DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyaa058
Abstract: Individuals of either sex may display alternative behaviors to obtain copulations, but few studies have examined the breeding patterns of females and males in populations where individuals of both sexes exhibit alternative reproductive tactics (ARTs).… read more here.
Keywords: prairie voles; reproductive tactics; breeding patterns; voles microtus ... See more keywords