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Monarchs and milkweed, a migrating butterfly, a poisonous plant, and their remarkable story of coevolution, Anurag Agrawal

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Monarchs and milkweed, a migrating butterfly, a poisonous plant, and their remarkable story of coevolution, Anurag Agrawal

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-270) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Monarchs and milkweed

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

958799669

Responsibility statement

Anurag Agrawal

Sub title

a migrating butterfly, a poisonous plant, and their remarkable story of coevolution

Summary

Monarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico. Yet there is much more to the monarch than its distinctive presence and mythic journeying. In Monarchs and Milkweed, Anurag Agrawal presents a vivid investigation into how the monarch butterfly has evolved closely alongside the milkweed--a toxic plant named for the sticky white substance emitted when its leaves are damaged--and how this inextricable and intimate relationship has been like an arms race over the millennia, a battle of exploitation and defense between two fascinating species

Table Of Contents

Welcome to the monarchy -- The arms race -- The chemistry of medicine and poison -- Waiting, mating, and migrating -- Hatching and defending -- Saving up to raise a family -- The milkweed village -- The autumn migration -- Long live the monarchy!

Target audience

adult

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