The monarch butterfly

The monarch butterfly

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Author / Creator:Urquhart, Fred A.
Imprint:[Toronto] University of Toronto Press [1960]
Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 361 pages) illustrations, 12 color plates, maps, diagrams
Language:English
Series:Heritage
Heritage.
Subject:
Monarch butterfly.
Monarch butterfly.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11954699
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ISBN:1487584253
9781487584252
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-351).
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Summary:This volume is primarily concerned with the entomology of Monarch butterflies and the debate regarding their northward and southward migratory patterns.
Other form:Print version: Urquhart, Fred A. Monarch butterfly. [Toronto] University of Toronto Press [1960]
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I GENERAL DISCUSSION; 1 MILKWEED; 2 EGG-LARVA; Egg; Larva; Miscellaneous Observations; 3 PUPA; Formation; Semi-exarate Pupa; Fully Formed Pupa; 4 ADULT; Emergence from Pupa; Flight Habits; Sex Ratio; Mating Habits; Oviposition; Number of Generations; 5 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS; Species and Subspecies; Fluctuations in Number; Parasites and Predators; Batesian Mimicry; 6 MIGRATION; Definition of Terms; Purpose of Annual Remigration; Fall Migration; Tagging Method; Overwintering; Spring Migration; PART II RESEARCH DATA AND REFERENCE MATERIAL
  • 7 MILKWEEDList of Milkweed Species Recorded for the Provinces of Canada, the States of the United States, and Mexico; Species Upon Which Larvae Have Been Reported Feeding; 8 EGG-LARVA; Rearing Methods; Egg; Larva; 9 PUPA; Phase 1: Nomadic; Phase 2: Silk Mat; Phase 3: Button; Phase 4: Suspension; Experiments Interrupting Sequence of Phases; Observations Submitted by Co-operators; Description of Fully Formed Pupa; Development from Fully Formed Pupa to Emergence of Imago; 10 ADULT; Emergence from Pupa and Subsequent Development; Mating Habits; Oviposition; Number of Generations
  • Comparative Numbers During Breeding Season11 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS; Danaus Plexippus; Subspecies of Danaus Plexippus; Geographical Distribution of Danaus plexippus plexippus; Fluctuations in Numbers from Year to Year; Parasites and Predators; Batesian Mimicry; Integumental Anatomy; Reproductive System; Digestive, Vascular, and Nervous Systems; 12 MIGRATION; Fall Migration; Tagging Method; Organization of Tagging Programme; Discussion of Fall Migration; Overwintering; Spring Migration; BIBLIOGRAPHY; General; Mimicry; INDEX

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