Awards

• Commended for 2018 PROSE Award in Popular Science & Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers 2018
• Long-listed for 2018 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prizes for Excellence in Science Books, Young Adult Science Books 2018
• Short-listed for Forbes.com's 10 Best Biology Books of 2017, chosen by GrrlScientist 2017
• Winner of 2017 National Outdoor Book Award in Nature and Environment 2017

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Author:   Anurag Agrawal
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.964kg
ISBN:  

9780691166353

ISBN 10:   0691166358
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   28 March 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations vii 1 Welcome to the Monarchy 1 2 The Arms Race 22 3 The Chemistry of Medicine and Poison 43 4 Waiting, Mating, and Migrating 63 5 Hatching and Defending 90 6 Saving Up to Raise a Family 119 7 The Milkweed Village 148 8 The Autumn Migration 178 9 Long Live the Monarchy! 210 Acknowledgments 243 Notes 249 Image Credits 271 Index 275

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A lively, highly informative introduction to significant research in ecology that highlights the importance of conserving our natural habitats. --Kirkus

A lively, highly informative introduction to significant research in ecology that highlights the importance of conserving our natural habitats. --Kirkus This comprehensive and colorful illustrated study of monarch biology and behavior ... offers another reason to admire the versatile insect: its long and successful symbiotic relationship with the otherwise toxic milkweed plant... Agrawal's book will appeal not only to butterfly enthusiasts but also to the environmentally aware and all readers who appreciate solidly written and accessible popular science. --Booklist

Author Information

Anurag Agrawal is a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Department of Entomology at Cornell University. He lives in Ithaca, New York.

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