Experimental examination of intraspecific density-dependent competition during the breeding period in monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus).

A central goal of population ecology is to identify the factors that regulate population growth. Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) in eastern North America re-colonize the breeding range over several generations that result in population densities that vary across space and time during the bree...

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Main Authors: D T Tyler Flockhart, Tara G Martin, D Ryan Norris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3440312?pdf=render