Welcome to the monarch library! Our goal is to include all peer-reviewed articles on monarch biology with links to sites that will give you the easiest direct access to each article. Please contact leslie.ries@georgetown.edu if you 1) know of an article not included, 2) find a mistake in any of the listed articles, 3) know of a better link to access an article. Thanks! With your help we can provide the most complete, informative access to all papers on monarch biology.
Library
Field Definitions
First author: Last name of the first author
Type: Article or book chapter
Year: Publication year
Source: Journal or book
Category*: Broad scope of the publication.
Research topic (monarch & supporting research only)*: Specific topic.
Geographic focus*: Geographic setting for field studies.
Monitoring data used: Data from monitoring or public data efforts.
* Full list
995 result(s)
Category: Environmental performance, Overwinter dynamics, Natural enemies, Resource use
Type: Article
Year: 2025
Schaefer, M. C., & James, D. G. (2024). Viability of Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)(Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Pupae during Winter in the South Bay Area of San Francisco, California, USA. The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 78(2), 129-138.
Category: Resource use, Physiology/behavior, Evolution/range
Type: Article
Year: 2024
Lezama-Balderas, G., Barragán, F., & Ramírez-Hernández, A. (2024). Interactions between the Migratory Monarch Butterfly and Native Vegetation in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 78(1), 81-86.
Category: Migration, Environmental performance, Physiology/behavior
Type: Article
Year: 2024
Matter, S. F., Parlin, A. F., Orley, R., Rich, J. A., & Guerra, P. A. 2024. Meteorological Conditions and Flight Speed during Observed Eastern Monarch Fall Migration Events. The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 78(1), 16-22.
Category: Resource use, Habitat
Type: Article
Year: 2023
Fisher, K. E., Snyder, B. R., & Bradbury, S. P. 2023. Blooming Forbs Utilized by Breeding-Season Danaus plexippus in the USA North-Central Region. The Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 77(1), 29-42.
Category: Monarch research
Type: Article
Year: 2023
Minno, Marc. 2023. Freezing Temperature Effects on Monarch (Danaus p. plexippus L., 1785) Larvae in a North Florida Garden. Southern Lepidopterists' Society News 43(3):249-250.
Category: Commentary or review, Resource use, Habitat, Hostplant dynamics, Conservation/social dimensions
Type: Other
Year: 2022
Ross, GN. 2022. Monarch butterfly and native milkweed in coastal southwest Louisiana. Southern Lepidopterists' News 44(3):265
Category: Migration, Resource use
Type: Article
Year: 2022
Auld, LB, and G Hoff. 2022. Chasing the Monarch Migration. 2022. Southern Lepidopterists' News 44(2)
Category: Environmental performance, Natural enemies, Physiology/behavior, Resource use, Commentary or review
Type: Article
Year: 2022
Boppré, M., Lawson, N., & Vane-Wright, R. I. (2022). Monarch butterflies gather pyrrolizidine alkaloids from dead and injured plants: a call for citizen science contributions. News of the Lepidopterist's Society 64(2):100-103
Category: Environmental performance, Population dynamics, Monarch research
Type: Article
Year: 2021
Stevenson M, Hudman KL, Scott A, Contreras K, Kopachena JG. High Survivorship of First-Generation Monarch Butterfly Eggs to Third Instar Associated with a Diverse Arthropod Community. Insects. 2021; 12(6):567. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12060567
Category: Commentary or review
Type: Article
Year: 2021
Lawson, N., Vane-Wright, R.I. and Boppré, M. (2021), The puzzle of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) and their association with plants containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Ecol Entomol. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13051
Category: Commentary or review
Type: Article
Year: 2021
James, David G. "Western North American Monarchs: Spiraling into Oblivion or Adapting to a Changing Environment?: " Animal Migration, vol. 8, no. 1, 2021, pp. 19-26. https://doi.org/10.1515/ami-2021-0002
Category: Resource use
Type: Article
Year: 2021
Kelsey E Fisher, Steven P Bradbury, Estimating Perceptual Range of Female Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus) to Potted Vegetative Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) and Blooming Nectar Resources, Environmental Entomology, 2021;, nvab058, https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvab058
Category: Commentary or review
Type: Article
Year: 2021
Freedman, MG, de Roode, JC, Forister, ML, et al. Are eastern and western monarch butterflies distinct populations? A review of evidence for ecological, phenotypic, and genetic differentiation and implications for conservation. Conservation Science and Practice. 2021; 3:e432. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.432
Category: Migration, Population dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2021
Momeni-Dehaghi, I., Bennett, J. R., Mitchell, G. W., Rytwinski, T., & Fahrig, L. (2021). Mapping the premigration distribution of eastern Monarch butterflies using community science data. Ecology and Evolution, 11, 11275– 11281. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7912
Category: Population dynamics, Monarch research
Type: Article
Year: 2021
Zylstra, E.R., Ries, L., Neupane, N. et al. Changes in climate drive recent monarch butterfly dynamics. Nat Ecol Evol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01504-1
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This database is a work in progress and is likely to contain several omissions and mistakes.
Please contact leslie.ries@georgetown.edu with any additions or corrections.