migratory behaviour

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• Lepidoptera migration — Monarch butterfly is the most well known migrant amongst the Lepidoptera …   Wikipedia

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• Zugunruhe — In ethology, zugunruhe is anxious behavior in migratory animals, especially in birds. When these animals are enclosed, such as in an Emlen funnel, zugunruhe serves to study the seasonal cycles of the migratory syndrome. Zugunruhe involves… …   Wikipedia

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