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Rearing the Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae) in Controlled Conditions: A Case Study with Heavy Metal Tolerance
Emilie C. Snell-Rood 1, Megan E. Kobiela 1,2
1Deptartment of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, 2Biology, Sweet Briar College

This paper presents a detailed protocol for rearing the cabbage white butterfly in controlled lab conditions with an artificial diet, which allows precise manipulations of early-life nutrition and toxin exposure. The representative results show how heavy metal toxicity can be assayed with this protocol.

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