Anurag Agrawal
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Winner of a 2017 National Outdoor Book Award in Nature and Environment" "One of Forbes.com's 10 Best Biology Books of 2017, chosen by GrrlScientist" "Honorable Mention for the 2018 PROSE Award in Popular Science & Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers" "Longlisted for the 2018 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prizes for Excellence in Science Books, Young Adult Science Books" "Winner of the 2018 CBHL Award of Excellence in Gardening and Gardens,...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Monarch 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...