Monarch butterflies with a heavy load
Friday, July 24, 2009 - 11:42
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have succeeded for the first time in fitting monarch butterflies with a radio transmitter and in tracking them from an aircraft over a long distance on their flight northwards during the butterflies` annual migration from their winter residence in Mexico.
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