A University of Georgia study has found that monarch butterflies that migrate long distances have evolved significantly larger and more elongated wings than their stationary cousins, differences that are consistent with traits known to enhance flight ability in other migratory species.
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Long-Distance Migration Shapes Butterfly Wings
26 Feb 2010 Leave a comment
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