Mixed-Species Gardens Increase Monarch Oviposition without Increasing Top-Down Predation
Monarch butterfly populations have declined by over 80% in the last 20 years. Conservation efforts focus on the creation of milkweed habitats to mitigate this decline. Previous research has found monarchs lay more eggs per milkweed stem in urban gardens than natural habitats and recent work identifi...
Main Authors: | Rebecca Nestle, Jaret C. Daniels, Adam G. Dale |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-09-01
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Series: | Insects |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/9/648 |
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