Author: Da Teng

Program of Study: PhD in Chemistry, Physical Sciences Division (PSD)

(Source: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california-news/california-winter-monarch-butterfly-count-drought-clmate-change/2761473/)

Description: Monarch butterflies are frequent visitors of Chicago in summer, but have you really noticed them? Besides their beautiful appearances, these colorful butterflies has inspired a lot of biological research on migration and navigation mechanisms.

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  3. Shuai Zhan, Wei Zhang, Kristjan Niitepold and et al., The genetics of monarch butterfly migration and warning coloration, Nature, 514(2014), 317–321
  4. Music from Dee Yan-Key, Winter is Coming, III. Scherzo, Last Waltz of Autumn, Allegretto rubato