Dietary road salt and monarch butterflies: minimal effects on larval growth, immunity, wing coloration, and migration to Mexico
A. K. Hund, T. S. Mitchell, I. Ramirez, A. Zambre, L. Hagg, A. Stene, K. Porter, A. Carper, L. Agnew, A. Shephard, M. Kobiela, K. Oberhauser, O. R. Taylor, E. Snell-Rood
This study examines the effects of dietary sodium from road salt on monarch butterfly larvae and migration, finding minimal impacts on growth, immunity, wing coloration, and migration success.
bioRxiv · Sep 4, 2023 · PreprintEcology