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The genetics of monarch butterfly migration and warning colouration.

Nature - 16 Oct 2014

Zhan Shuai, Zhang Wei, Niitepõld Kristjan, Hsu Jeremy, Haeger Juan Fernández, Zalucki Myron P, Altizer Sonia, de Roode Jacobus C, Reppert Steven M, Kronforst Marcus R

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The monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, is famous for its spectacular annual migration across North America, recent worldwide dispersal, and orange warning colouration. Despite decades of study and broad public interest, we know little about the genetic basis of these hallmark traits. Here we uncover the history of the monarch's evolutionary origin and global dispersal, characterize the genes and pathways...

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PMID: 25274300
DOI: 10.1038/nature13812
PMCID: PMC4331202

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