Configuration and Location of Small Urban Gardens Affect Colonization by Monarch Butterflies

Ecological theory predicts that specialist insect herbivores are more likely to locate and colonize host plants growing in relatively sparse or pure stands compared to host plants growing amongst diverse non-host vegetation. We tested the hypothesis that increasing the apparency and accessibility of...

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Main Authors: Adam M. Baker, Daniel A. Potter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00474/full