A white peacock butterfly in South Florida
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Feeding on an unique weed somewhat than their regular food plan of native vegetation seems to assist white peacock butterflies battle off viral infections. The discovering factors to the flexibility of sure species to benefit from new flora launched into their setting to spice up their probabilities of survival.
Nadya Muchoney on the College of Nevada, Reno, and her colleagues needed to look at the impact of food plan on white peacock butterflies (Anartia jatrophae) – a big black and whitish butterfly species usually present in …
