Eastern monarch larval performance may not be affected by shifts in phenological synchrony with milkweed
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9131
Abstract: Abstract Interacting species are experiencing disruptions in the relative timing of their key life‐history events due to climate change. These shifts can sometimes be detrimental to the fitness of the consumer in trophic interactions but… read more here.
Keywords: monarch; eastern monarch; larval performance; milkweed ... See more keywords
Assessing preference and survival of Danaus plexippus on two western species of Asclepias
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DOI: 10.1007/s10841-019-00197-z
Abstract: Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus L.) migratory populations in North America have declined over the last 20 years. Milkweed (Asclepias, Apocynaceae) is the primary larval host plant for monarchs. The primary conservation strategy for monarchs has… read more here.
Keywords: arizona milkweed; conservation; danaus plexippus; milkweed ... See more keywords
Effect of postemergence fomesafen application on common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) growth and utilization by monarchs (Danaus plexippus)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2018.10.018
Abstract: Abstract Field experiments were conducted to investigate impacts of herbicide injury to common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca L.) on oviposition preference of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus Linnaeus). Common milkweed seedlings were transplanted in patches containing five… read more here.
Keywords: milkweed; common milkweed; fomesafen application; milkweed asclepias ... See more keywords
Profile of Anurag A. Agrawal
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2208946119
Abstract: Anurag A. Agrawal once considered himself a “muddy boots ecologist,” but his career studying the interactions between plants and insects has led him to embrace a multidisciplinary approach, incorporating the latest tools from genetics and… read more here.
Keywords: profile anurag; insects; agrawal; anurag agrawal ... See more keywords
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger: The burdens and benefits of toxin sequestration in a milkweed aphid
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13144
Abstract: 1.Specialized insect herbivores commonly co‐opt plant defences for protection against predators, but the costs, benefits, and mechanisms of sequestration are poorly understood. 2.We quantified sequestration of toxic cardenolides by the specialist aphid Aphis nerii when… read more here.
Keywords: aphid; sequestration; plant; host plant ... See more keywords
Pyrethroid insecticide and milkweed cardenolide interactions on detoxification enzyme activity and expression in monarch caterpillars.
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DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4120920
Abstract: Declines of the monarch butterfly population have prompted large-scale plantings of milkweed to restore the population. In North America, there are >73 species of milkweed to choose from for these nationwide plantings. However, it is… read more here.
Keywords: detoxification enzyme; expression; physiology; activity ... See more keywords
Distribution Modeling of Asclepias spp. Predicts Potential Conservation Benefits of Marginal Ecosystems as Nature Reserves in Northwest Ohio
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DOI: 10.3375/043.038.0405
Abstract: ABSTRACT: Due to grassland and prairie conversion for agriculture, milkweed species (Asclepias spp.) are now confined to small natural areas, agricultural fields, and marginal ecosystems (e.g., ditches and field margins). Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) rely… read more here.
Keywords: natural areas; presence; marginal ecosystems; areas ditches ... See more keywords
Monarch Habitat as a Component of Multifunctional Landscape Restoration Using Continuous Riparian Buffers
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DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2019.00126
Abstract: Stabilizing the eastern, migratory population of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) is expected to require substantial habitat restoration on agricultural land in the core breeding area of the Upper Midwestern U.S. Previous research has considered the… read more here.
Keywords: riparian buffers; monarch habitat; restoration; continuous riparian ... See more keywords