THE DRINKING HABITS OF THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY
ONLY THE LAST GENERATION OF MONARCHS UNTERTAKE THE ANNAL JOURNEY TO MEXICO AND MUST FEED HUNGRILY ON NECTAR TO SURVIVE THE LONG JOURNEY. DR. HEATHER KHAROUBA, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY AT OTTAWA UNIVERSITY AND HER TEAM OF RESEARCHERS SET OUT TO DETERMINE THE VALUE OF DIFFERENT OTTAWA AREA NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE PLANT SPECIES IN TERMS…