A Risk to a Migratory Species Like the Monarch Butterfly

question 4

Multiple Choice

A risk to a migratory species like the monarch butterfly may include all of the following except

• A) increased predation at their overwintering sites.
• B) lack of suitable refueling (feeding) habitat along the migration route.
• C) loss of overwintering sites due to habitat fragmentation.
• D) increased probability for inbreeding depression as the monarch population overwinters in the same small area in Mexico.

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