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001			958799669
003			OCoLC
005			20211013103216.0
008			161012s2017 njuab b 001 0 eng
010			_a2016034053
020			_a9780691166353 _qhardcover ; _qalkaline paper
020			_a0691166358 _qhardcover ; _qalkaline paper
035			_a(OCoLC)958799669
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050	0	0	_aQL561.D3 _bA47 2017
082	0	0	_a595.78/9 _223
100	1		_aAgrawal, Anurag A., _eauthor _938667
245	1	0	_aMonarchs and milkweed : _ba migrating butterfly, a poisonous plant, and their remarkable story of coevolution / _cAnurag Agrawal
300			_aix, 283 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; _c24 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [249]-270) and index
505	0		_aWelcome to the monarchy -- The arms race -- The chemistry of medicine and poison -- Waiting, mating, and migrating -- Hatching and defending -- Saving up to raise a family -- The milkweed village -- The autumn migration -- Long live the monarchy!
520			_aMonarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico. Yet there is much more to the monarch than its distinctive presence and mythic journeying. In Monarchs and Milkweed, Anurag Agrawal presents a vivid investigation into how the monarch butterfly has evolved closely alongside the milkweed--a toxic plant named for the sticky white substance emitted when its leaves are damaged--and how this inextricable and intimate relationship has been like an arms race over the millennia, a battle of exploitation and defense between two fascinating species. The monarch life cycle begins each spring when it deposits eggs on milkweed leaves. But this dependency of monarchs on milkweeds as food is not reciprocated, and milkweeds do all they can to poison or thwart the young monarchs. Agrawal delves into major scientific discoveries, including his own pioneering research, and traces how plant poisons have not only shaped monarch-milkweed interactions but have also been culturally important for centuries. Agrawal presents current ideas regarding the recent decline in monarch populations, including habitat destruction, increased winter storms, and lack of milkweed--the last one a theory that the author rejects. He evaluates the current sustainability of monarchs and reveals a novel explanation for their plummeting numbers. Lavishly illustrated with more than eighty color photos and images, Monarchs and Milkweed takes readers on an unforgettable exploration of one of nature's most important and sophisticated evolutionary relationships
650		0	_aMonarch butterfly _938668
650		0	_aMilkweed butterflies _938669
650		0	_aMilkweeds _938670
650		0	_aCoevolution _938671
650		0	_aMonarch butterfly _xHost plants _938672
650		0	_aInsect-plant relationships _938673
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