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: Monarch research, Environmental performance
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2015
Brower LP, Fink LS, Kiphart RJ, Pocius V, Zubieta RR, Ramirez MI. 2015. The effect of the 2010-2011 drought on the lipid content of monarch butterflies migrating thorough Texas to their overwintering sites in Mexico in Oberhauser KS, Nail KR, Altizer SM, eds. Monarchs in a Changing World: Biology and Conservation of an Iconic Insect. Ithaca, USA: Cornell University Press.
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2015
Zalucki MP, Brower LP, Malcolm SB, Slager BH. 2015. Estimating the climate signal in monarch population decline: no direct evidence for an impact of climate change? in Oberhauser KS, Nail KR, Altizer SM, eds. Monarchs in a Changing World: Biology and Conservation of an Iconic Insect. Ithaca, USA: Cornell University Press.
Category: Monarch research, Environmental performance
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2015
Nail KR, Batalden RV, Oberhauser KS. 2015. What's too hot and what's too cold? Lethal and sub-lethal effects of extreme temperatures on developing monarchs in Oberhauser KS, Nail KR, Altizer SM, eds. Monarchs in a Changing World: Biology and Conservation of an Iconic Insect. Ithaca, USA: Cornell University Press.
Category: Commentary or review
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2015
Brower LP, Fink LS. 2015. Conserving North American monarch butterflies: An overview in Oberhauser KS, Nail KR, Altizer SM, eds. Monarchs in a Changing World: Biology and Conservation of an Iconic Insect. Ithaca, USA: Cornell University Press.
Category: Supporting research, Habitat
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2015
Martinez-Torres H, Cantu-Fernandez M, Ramirez MI, Perez-Salicrup D. 2015. Fires and fire management in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve in Oberhauser KS, Nail KR, Altizer SM, eds. Monarchs in a Changing World: Biology and Conservation of an Iconic Insect. Ithaca, USA: Cornell University Press.
Category: Supporting research, Hostplant biology
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2015
Baum KA, Mueller E. Grassland and roadside management practices affect milkweed abundance and opportunities for monarch recruitment. Monarchs in a changing world: Biology and conservation of an iconic butterfly. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York. 2015 May 7:197-202.
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2015
Jepsen S, Black SH. 2015. Understanding and conserving the western North American monarch population in Oberhauser KS, Nail KR, Altizer SM, eds. Monarchs in a Changing World: Biology and Conservation of an Iconic Insect. Ithaca, USA: Cornell University Press.
Category: Commentary or review
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2015
Oberhauser KS. 2015. Overview: Monarchs and People: Model programs for citizen science, education, and conservation in Oberhauser KS, Nail KR, Altizer SM, eds. Monarchs in a Changing World: Biology and Conservation of an Iconic Insect. Ithaca, USA: Cornell University Press.
Category: Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2015
Sternberg ED, Roode JC, Hunter MD. Trans‐generational parasite protection associated with paternal diet. Journal of Animal Ecology. 2015 Jan 1;84(1):310-21.
Category: Resource use, Hostplant dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2015
Fischer SJ, Williams EH, Brower LP, Palmiotto PA. 2015. Enhancing Monarch Butterfly Reproduction by Mowing Fields of Common Milkweed. The American Midland Naturalist 173: 229-240.
Category: Techniques
Type: Article
Year: 2015
Wang GG, Deb S, Cui Z. 2015. Monarch butterfly optimization. Neural Computing and Applications, 1-20.
Category: Physiology/behavior
Type: Article
Year: 2015
Hume AN. 2015. Myosin–a monarch of pigment transport? Pigment cell & melanoma research 28: 126-127.
Category: Techniques, Commentary or review
Type: Article
Year: 2015
Ries L, Oberhauser K. 2015. A Citizen Army for Science: Quantifying the Contributions of Citizen Scientists to our Understanding of Monarch Butterfly Biology. BioScience 65: 419-430.
Category: Migration, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2015
Satterfield DA, Maerz JC, Altizer S. 2015. Loss of migratory behaviour increases infection risk for a butterfly host. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, 282, 41734.
Category: GMO/toxins
Type: Article
Year: 2015
Pecenka JR, Lundgren JG. 2015. Non-target effects of clothianidin on monarch butterflies. The Science of Nature, 102(3-4), 1-4.
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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.