LEADER 00833nam0-22003131i-450- 001 990001224580403321 035 $a000122458 035 $aFED01000122458 035 $a(Aleph)000122458FED01 035 $a000122458 100 $a20000920d1972----km-y0itay50------ba 101 0 $aeng 200 1 $aAlgebraic theory of automata$fF. Gecseg Peak I. 210 $aBudapest$cAkadémiai Kiadň$d1972 225 1 $aDisquisitiones Mathematicae Hungaricae$v 610 0 $aTeoria delle macchine 676 $a001.5 700 1$aGecseg,$bF.$056892 702 1$aPeak,$bI. 801 0$aIT$bUNINA$gRICA$2UNIMARC 901 $aBK 912 $a990001224580403321 952 $a8-L-8$b12416$fMA1 959 $aMA1 962 $a94AXX 962 $a68Q68 996 $aAlgebraic theory of automata$9343357 997 $aUNINA DB $aING01 LEADER 03637nam 22005175 450 001 9910164957103321 005 20230810001743.0 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400884766 035 $a(CKB)3710000001024784 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4821070 035 $a(DE-B1597)479654 035 $a(OCoLC)966375978 035 $a(OCoLC)984656903 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400884766 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001024784 100 $a20190523d2017 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aMonarchs and Milkweed $eA Migrating Butterfly, a Poisonous Plant, and Their Remarkable Story of Coevolution /$fAnurag Agrawal 210 1$aPrinceton, NJ :$cPrinceton University Press,$d[2017] 210 4$d©2017 215 $a1 online resource (297 pages) $ccolor illustrations, photographs 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-691-16635-8 311 $a1-4008-8476-4 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tList of Illustrations --$t1. Welcome to the Monarchy --$t2. The Arms Race --$t3. The Chemistry of Medicine and Poison --$t4. Waiting, Mating, and Migrating --$t5. Hatching and Defending --$t6. Saving Up to Raise a Family --$t7. The Milkweed Village --$t8. The Autumn Migration --$t9. Long Live the Monarchy! --$tAcknowledgments --$tNotes --$tImage Credits --$tIndex 330 $aThe fascinating and complex evolutionary relationship of the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plantMonarch 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. 606 $aMonarch butterfly 606 $aMilkweed butterflies 606 $aMilkweeds 606 $aCoevolution 615 0$aMonarch butterfly. 615 0$aMilkweed butterflies. 615 0$aMilkweeds. 615 0$aCoevolution. 676 $a595.78/9 700 $aAgrawal$b Anurag$081433 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910164957103321 996 $aMonarchs and Milkweed$92430074 997 $aUNINA