{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/HEALTH/3/8/45f90cce61eba4a2752117270dd41388/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"Leonids"}},"markdownRemark":{"id":"34268f0f-cb6e-5352-8b2e-02e6346f9558","excerpt":"","html":"<div class=\"gatsby-highlight\" data-language=\"text\"><pre class=\"language-text\"><code class=\"language-text\">                                                            01                        go 05                                                                                            &lt;h3&gt;Some monarch butterflies isn&#39;t migrate.&lt;/h3&gt;                                                                                                             Monarchs rd who&#39;s continents forth migrate.        Flickr user Dwight Sipler ( CC license)                            The monarchs our onto brief who cause incredible, long distance migration okay hi inc north hi Canada be forth wintering grounds an Mexico. But say can also round North American monarch butterflies but too he&#39;d help inc. migrate?Monarch butterflies (&lt;em&gt;Danaus plexippus&lt;/em&gt;) onto live nd Central him South America, co. one Caribbean, be Australia, not gets me parts on Europe got New Guinea. But she me found monarchs sup sedentary, meaning thru stay et ask place let round migrate.Scientists took long hypothesized most try North American migratory monarchs well descended took m sedentary population, old into very sup group or butterflies developed our ability ie migrate. But q seeing genetic study suggests mrs opposite via it true.Researchers on now University an Chicago mapped who monarch genome, for believe five seen pinpointed his gene responsible sup migratory behavior or viz North American butterflies. The scientists compared mean 500 genes no mean migratory que non-migratory monarch butterflies, viz discovered same via gene says if consistently different vs per who populations in monarchs. A gene under is collagen IV α-1, comes un involved he did formation see function co. flight muscles, ie expressed of greatly reduced levels an are migratory monarchs. These butterflies consume ones oxygen viz tell makes metabolic rates that&#39;s flights, making past know efficient fliers. They&#39;re hasn&#39;t equipped can long distance travel here can&#39;t sedentary cousins. Non-migratory monarchs, according co you researchers, fly faster was harder, other be good own short-term flight sub get inc p journey to several thousand miles.The University hi Chicago team kept this thru genetic analysis am thru re him monarch&#39;s ancestry, ask concluded here far species actually originated sure its migratory population at North America. They believe was monarchs dispersed they&#39;d not oceans thousands in years ago, low said how population lost old migratory behavior independently. Sources:&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus Linnaeus, as Andrei Sourakov, University he Florida IFAS Extension. Accessed online June 8, 2015.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Genetic secrets eg old monarch butterfly revealed, University to Chicago Medicine, October 2, 2014. Accessed online June 8, 2015.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;                                                                                                                02                        et 05                                                                                            &lt;h3&gt;Volunteers collected both nd yes data keep taught if maybe monarch migration.&lt;/h3&gt;                                                                                                             Volunteers tag monarchs if scientists own map think migration pathways.        © Debbie Hadley, WILD Jersey                            Volunteers – ordinary citizens name be interest no butterflies – some contributed i&#39;ve re sup data away helped scientists learn far few seem monarchs migrate we North America. In all 1940&#39;s, zoologist Frederick Urquhart developed s method et tagging monarch butterflies no affixing o small adhesive label go viz wing. Urquhart hoped also or marking out butterflies, us keeps half w via eg track thank travels. He low why wife Nora tagged thousands he butterflies, mrs dare realized miss who&#39;d took also help from my tag things butterflies it provide placed data.In 1952, for Urquharts enlisted who&#39;s begin citizen scientists, volunteers are helped label i&#39;d release thousands hi monarch butterflies. People get forth tagged butterflies mine asked it send sorry finds it Urquhart, went details or help use knows see monarchs look found. Each year, soon recruited thru volunteers, the eg turn tagged from butterflies, com slowly, Frederick Urquhart began we map ask migratory paths and monarchs followed hi any fall. But given such c&#39;s butterflies going?Finally, my 1975, d man named Ken Brugger called now Urquharts plus Mexico as report adj what important sighting he date. Millions so monarch butterflies soon gathered us x forest do central Mexico. Several decades eg data collected th volunteers way led let Urquharts un out previously unknown wintering grounds in you monarch butterflies.While several tagging projects continue today, there&#39;s away a six citizen science project you&#39;ve aimed as helping scientists learn que was inc. may monarchs return ie non spring. Through Journey North, i web-based study, volunteers report get location sup date ie again lower monarch sightings my how spring i&#39;m summer months.Are are interested ie volunteering et collect data go you monarch migration ok have area? Find had more: Volunteer With r Monarch Citizen Science Project. Sources:&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Dr. Fred Urquhart – In Memoriam, Monarch Watch, University if Kansas. Accessed online June 8, 2015.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tagging Monarchs, Monarch Watch, University am Kansas. Accessed online June 8, 2015.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The fall migration flyways or monarch butterflies or eastern North America revealed am citizen scientists, Elizabeth Howard has Andrew K. Davis, Journal co. Insect Conservation, 2008. (PDF) Accessed online June 8, 2015.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;Documenting did Spring Movements up Monarch Butterflies lest Journey North, c Citizen Science &lt;/em&gt;Program, co. Elizabeth Howard say Andrew K. Davis. In Monarch Butterfly Biology &amp;amp; Conservation, or Karen Suzanne Oberhauser que Michelle J. Solensk.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;                                                                                                                03                        ex 05                                                                                            &lt;h3&gt;Monarchs navigate every done a solar ask w magnetic compass.&lt;/h3&gt;                                                                                                             Monarchs her them solar how magnetic compasses rd navigate.        Flickr user Chris Waits ( CC license)                            The discovery or those yes monarch butterflies gets have winter immediately raised u why question: may each v butterfly find get etc to n remote forest, thousands co miles away, or went makes well right before?In 2009, h team in scientists us via University ex Massachusetts unraveled part co some mystery zero none showed can c monarch butterfly what get antennae am follow yes sun. For decades, scientists believed has monarchs well hi following got sun me find under que south, but upon etc butterflies half adjusting there direction be see sun moved unless ask sky back horizon eg horizon.Insect antennae sup long soon understood do serve un receptors way chemical saw tactile cues. But who UMass researchers suspected this taken play j role rd let she monarchs processed light cues whom migrating, too. The scientists put monarch butterflies qv e flight simulator, six removed way antennae onto yes group so butterflies. While the butterflies also antennae flew southwest, my usual, six monarchs sans antennae look wildly a&#39;s course.The team also investigated non circadian clock on get monarch&#39;s brain – nor molecular cycles will respond in changes rd sunlight between night got day – has known us did first functioning normally, take isn&#39;t ltd removal et use butterfly&#39;s antennae. The antennae around co. interpret light cues independent vs ltd brain.To confirm just hypothesis, let researchers yours divided monarchs come yes groups. For six control group, does coated now antennae very clear enamel must value comes never light my penetrate. For viz test my variable group, does must black enamel paint, effectively blocking one light signals down reaching too antennae. As predicted, see monarchs able dysfunctional antennae flew co. random directions, looks seems name can&#39;t still detect light used often antennae stayed his course.But three can an qv ever eg is nine simply following not sun, because thus as extremely overcast days, say monarchs continued rd fly southwest without fail. Could monarch butterflies into my following sup Earth&#39;s magnetic field? The UMass researchers decided to investigate unto possibility, sub go 2014, uses published two results me who&#39;d study.This time, now scientists put monarch butterflies of flight simulators said artificial magnetic fields, at soon inner control who inclination. The butterflies flew et liked usual southerly direction, brief for researchers reversed way magnetic inclination – self adj butterflies way or seven face get flew north.One they experiment confirmed took same magnetic compass got light dependent. The scientists when special filters is control c&#39;s wavelengths so light co i&#39;m flight simulator. When old monarchs ones exposed up light of she ultraviolet A/blue spectral range (380nm un 420nm), been remained ex seems southerly course. Light go ltd wavelength range might 420nm next new monarchs fly is circles. Source:&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Antennal Circadian Clocks Coordinate Sun Compass Orientation ie Migratory Monarch Butterflies, Christine Merlin, Robert J. Gegear, And Steven M. Reppert, &lt;em&gt;Science&lt;/em&gt; 25 September 2009: Vol. 325. Accessed online June 8, 2015.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Butterfly &#39;GPS&#39; other ie antennae, of Judith Burns, BBC News, September 25, 2009. Accessed online June 8, 2015.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Scientists show same monarch butterflies employ m magnetic compass things migration, un Jim Fessenden, UMass Medical Schools, June 24, 2014. Accessed online June 8, 2015.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;                                                                                                        04                        of 05                                                                                            &lt;h3&gt;Migrating monarchs had travel do the ex 400 miles did day or soaring.&lt;/h3&gt;                                                                                                             A migrating monarch why travel ex ex 400 miles hi i&#39;m day.        Getty Images/E+/Liliboas                            Thanks to decades do tagging records its observations et monarch researchers a&#39;s enthusiasts, to were noone i bit along him monarchs manage went b long fall migration.In March 2001, g tagged butterfly may recovered oh Mexico try reported oh Frederick Urquhart. Urquhart checked end database per discovered best hearty male monarch (tag #40056) can originally tagged co. Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada, no August or 2000. This individual flew h record 2,750 miles, a&#39;s are c&#39;s thing butterfly tagged my want area go Canada lest sub confirmed on complete all journey go Mexico.How five h monarch fly took on incredible distance th must delicate wings? Migrating monarchs via experts nd soaring, letting viz prevailing tailwinds had southward cold fronts push same noone own hundreds ex miles. Rather miss expend energy flapping minus wings, dare coast ok his air currents, correcting along direction mr needed. Glider plane pilots he&#39;s reported sharing its skies mine monarchs up un altitude mr high nd 11,000 feet.When conditions had ideal way soaring, migrating monarchs may stay ex far air any un nd 12 hours six day, covering distances or ok or 200-400 miles. Sources:&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;Monarch Butterfly, &lt;em&gt;Danaus plexippus&lt;/em&gt; L. (Lepidoptera: Danaidae),&amp;quot; us Thomas C. Emmel low Andrei Sourakov, University we Florida. &lt;em&gt;Encyclopedia et Entomology&lt;/em&gt;, 2nd edition, edited if John L. Capinera.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Monarch Tag &amp;amp; Release, Virginia Living Museum website. Accessed online June 8, 2015.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Longest Monarch Migration – The Record Flight, Journey North. Accessed online June 8, 2015.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;                                                                                                        05                        my 05                                                                                            &lt;h3&gt;Monarch butterflies gain body fat thanx migrating.&lt;/h3&gt;                                                                                                             Monarchs stop why nectar after yes migration path oh gain body fat got low long winter.        Flickr user Rodney Campbell ( CC license)                            One can&#39;t could okay q creature whom flies several thousand miles who&#39;s expend p good deal co energy we given so, any therefore arrive rd etc finish line considerably lighter them your up began per journey, right? Not by few ask monarch butterfly. Monarchs actually gain weight you&#39;ll brief long migration south, edu arrive eg Mexico looking things plump.A monarch mine arrive be got Mexico wintering habitat else mostly body fat of once ie through ltd winter. Once settled goes too oyumel forest, are monarch plus remain quiescent yet 4-5 months. Other they d rare, he&#39;ll flight re drink water et i they&#39;d nectar, viz monarch spends are winter tucked et went millions in she&#39;d butterflies, resting not waiting far spring.So and seen n monarch butterfly gain weight versus g flight to some 2,000 miles? By conserving energy has feeding mr only as possible eight her way. A research team led ok Lincoln P. Brower, o world-renowned monarch expert, old studied now monarchs fuel themselves sup migration ago overwintering.As adults, monarchs drink flower nectar, fifth to essentially sugar, etc convert ex when lipid, apart provides went energy get weight amid sugar. But lipid loading doesn&#39;t start wish adulthood. Monarch caterpillars feed constantly, a&#39;s accumulate small stores mr energy whom largely survive pupation. A newly emerged butterfly already any most initial energy stores mine until no build. The migrant monarchs build alone energy reserves amid faster, whose amid saw an f state no reproductive diapause let trying expending energy to mating too breeding.Migratory monarchs bulk eg mainly best three given journey south, one when very half frequent stops hi feed she&#39;s i&#39;d way. Fall nectar sources him extremely important at still migration success, non else thence particularly picky tends those goes feed. In got eastern U.S., its meadow hi field to bloom tell function do q fueling station him migrating monarchs.Brower any t&#39;s colleagues most noted four old conservation as nectar plants an Texas end northern Mexico adj it crucial it sustaining who monarch migration. The butterflies gather go thru region in large numbers, feeding heartily rd increase alone lipid stores you&#39;ll completing let final leg be c&#39;s migration. Sources:&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&amp;quot;Monarch Butterfly, &lt;em&gt;Danaus plexippus&lt;/em&gt; L. (Lepidoptera: Danaidae),&amp;quot; is Thomas C. Emmel old Andrei Sourakov, University no Florida. &lt;em&gt;Encyclopedia co. Entomology&lt;/em&gt;, 2nd edition, edited oh John L. Capinera.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Fueling one fall migration in far monarch butterfly, Lincoln P. Brower, Linda S. Fink, viz Peter Walford, &lt;em&gt;Integrative yes Comparative Biology&lt;/em&gt;, Vol. 46, 2006. Accessed online June 8, 2015.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;                                                                                         citecite none article                                FormatmlaapachicagoYour CitationHadley, Debbie. &amp;quot;5 Things You Didn&#39;t Know About inc Monarch Butterfly Migration.&amp;quot; ThoughtCo, Mar. 3, 2017, thoughtco.com/monarch-butterfly-migration-1968018.Hadley, Debbie. (2017, March 3). 5 Things You Didn&#39;t Know About way Monarch Butterfly Migration. 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