Insect neuroethology: Flight constructs a compass for monarch migration

Roy E Ritzmann; Jessica L Fox

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.11.051

Insect neuroethology: Flight constructs a compass for monarch migration

Curr Biol. 2022 Jan 24;32(2):R72-R74. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.11.051.

Authors

Roy E Ritzmann¹, Jessica L Fox²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Electronic address: roy.ritzmann@case.edu.
² Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.

PMID: 35077690
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.11.051

Abstract

A new study shows that a brain map in the monarch butterfly can be re-drawn during flight. Migrating butterflies integrate efferent and visual signals to create an adaptable compass in their central brain.

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MeSH terms

Animal Migration
Animals
Brain
Butterflies*