Question
Answer the following about discoveries in ecology achieved by studying butterflies, for 10 points each.
[10e] Until recently, monarch butterflies were thought to be the insect to undergo the longest type of this process. During this process, an organism travels across long distances, usually on a seasonal basis.
ANSWER: migration [or word forms; prompt on movement or navigation] (The insect with the longest migration is now thought to be the dragonfly species Pantala flavescens.)
[10m] This type of mimicry was first observed in the butterfly genus Heliconius. This type of mimicry relies on all involved species exhibiting aposematism and being unpalatable.
ANSWER: Müllerian mimicry
[10h] A study of the Glanville fritillary butterfly in Finland’s Åland Islands is the largest ever to examine these entities, which are approximated using the source-sink model. Richard Levins coined the term for these entities, which are patches of habitat linked by migration or dispersal of individuals.
ANSWER: metapopulations [prompt on populations]
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Summary
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 11.67 | 100% | 17% | 0% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| North | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Northeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 14.00 | 100% | 40% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | Y | 10 | 11.00 | 100% | 10% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | 2025-02-01 | Y | 8 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Upstate NY | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 16.67 | 100% | 67% | 0% |
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| Illinois A | Chicago A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Missouri | Chicago B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |