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Monarchs evolved mutations to withstand milkweed toxins; so did their predators
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by University of California - Berkeley Monarch butterflies and their close relatives thrive on poisonous milkweed, thanks to genetic mutations that block the effects of the plant's toxins while allowing the poisons to accumulate in the …

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How the monarch butterfly evolved its resistance to toxic milkweed
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Science https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/how-monarch-butterfly-evolved-its-resistance-toxic-milkweed?utm_campaign=news_daily_2019-10-02&et_rid=389253831&et_cid=3013912

“They are impressive pieces of research,” says Marcus Kronforst, an …

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Rising carbon dioxide levels pose a previously unrecognized threat to monarch butterflies
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Phys.Org https://phys.org/news/2018-07-carbon-dioxide-pose-previously-unrecognized.html

University of Michigan
A new study conducted at the University of Michigan reveals a previously unrecognized threat to monarch butterflies: Mounting levels of …
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Report: 60 million acres of monarch habitat to be doused with weed killer
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Wisconsin Gazette http://www.wisconsingazette.com/news/report-million-acres-of-monarch-habitat-to-be-doused-with/article_a3b7d956-1e35-11e8-aad2-dfa1667caa31.html Monarch populations have fallen 80 percent in the past two decades due to escalating …

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