Vanessa Serratore (zoology ’08, DVM ’11) began researching the body temperature molting Monarch butterfly larvae for her undergraduate honors thesis while studying abroad in Australia. Working in collaboration with Patrick Carter, WSU associate professor in biological sciences, and Myron Zalucki of the University of Queensland, Serratore successfully completed a four-site research study while also completing her doctorate in veterinary medicine at WSU. The resulting paper was published in the February 2013 print issue of Australian Journal of Entomology and online in September.
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