Chapter

1. Welcome to the Monarchy

Anurag Agrawal

Published by

View more publications by Princeton University Press

To Publisher Page

Monarchs and Milkweed

This chapter is in the book Monarchs and Milkweed

© 2017 Princeton University Press, Princeton

You are currently not able to access this content.

© 2017 Princeton University Press, Princeton

You are currently not able to access this content.

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
List of Illustrations vii
1. Welcome to the Monarchy 1
2. The Arms Race 22
3. The Chemistry of Medicine and Poison 43
4. Waiting, Mating, and Migrating 63
5. Hatching and Defending 90
6. Saving Up to Raise a Family 119
7. The Milkweed Village 148
8. The Autumn Migration 178
9. Long Live the Monarchy! 210
Acknowledgments 243
Notes 249
Image Credits 271
Index 275

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400884766-002

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
List of Illustrations vii
1. Welcome to the Monarchy 1
2. The Arms Race 22
3. The Chemistry of Medicine and Poison 43
4. Waiting, Mating, and Migrating 63
5. Hatching and Defending 90
6. Saving Up to Raise a Family 119
7. The Milkweed Village 148
8. The Autumn Migration 178
9. Long Live the Monarchy! 210
Acknowledgments 243
Notes 249
Image Credits 271
Index 275

Institutional Access

How does access work?

Downloaded on 4.11.2025 from https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781400884766-002/html