How Monarch Butterflies Migrate to Mexico
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January 07, 2010
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Download video directlyEvery fall, millions of monarch butterflies migrate from the eastern United States and southern Canada to central Mexico. In this videocast, neurobiologist Steven Reppert talks about new findings surrounding the remarkable navigational tools that the butterflies use to find their way.
Reference: "Antennal Circadian Clocks Coordinate Sun Compass Orientation in Migratory Monarch Butterflies" by Christine Merlin, Robert J. Gegear, and Steven M. Reppert, Science, September 25, 2009
