Monarch butterflies are more likely to survive their long migrations if they have more and larger white spots on their wings, possibly because it gives them an aerodynamic advantage

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Article URL:  https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0286921

Article Title: How the monarch got its spots: Long-distance migration selects for larger white spots on monarch butterfly wings

Author Countries: USA

Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.