A genome befitting a monarch

Marcus C Stensmyr; Bill S Hansson

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2011.11.009

A genome befitting a monarch

Cell. 2011 Nov 23;147(5):970-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.11.009.

Authors

Marcus C Stensmyr¹, Bill S Hansson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans Knoell Strasse 8, 07749 Jena, Germany. mstensmyr@ice.mpg.de

PMID: 22118454
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.11.009

Abstract

The monarch butterfly is famous for its annual fall migration from eastern North America to central Mexico, but it has also been an important model for studies in long-distance migration. Now, Zhan et al. present the genome of the monarch, opening up the detailed characterization of the butterfly's navigational system and unique social life.

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