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: Physiology/behavior
Type: Article
Year: 2014
DeChello N, Lang A. 2014. The Effects of Scales on Autorotation of Monarch Butterfly Forewings. Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 59.
Category: Physiology/behavior
Type: Article
Year: 2014
Lang A., Cranford J, Conway J, Slegers N, DeChello N, Wilroy J. 2014. Flight testing of live Monarch butterflies to determine the aerodynamic benefit of butterfly scales. Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 59.
Category: Other
Type: Article
Year: 2014
Tillman PG, Carpenter JE. 2014. Milkweed (Gentianales: Apocynaceae): A Farmscape Resource for Increasing Parasitism of Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and Providing Nectar to Insect Pollinators and Monarch Butterflies. Environmental Entomology 43: 370-376.
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2014
Mueller EK, Baum KA. 2014. Monarch-parasite interactions in managed and roadside prairies. Journal of Insect Conservation 18: 847-853.
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2014
Choisy M, de Roode JC. 2014. The ecology and evolution of animal midication: genetically fixed response versus phenotypic plasticity. The American Naturalist 184:S31-S46.
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2014
Vidal O, Rendon-Salinas E. 2014. Dynamics and trends of overwintering colonies of the monarch butterfly in Mexico. Biological Conservation 180:165-175
Category: Other
Type: Article
Year: 2014
Agrawal AA, Hastings AP, Patrick ET, Knight AC. 2014. Specificity of Herbivore-Induced Hormonal Signaling and Defensive Traits in Five Closely Related Milkweeds (Asclepiasspp.). Journal of Chemical Ecology Online early
Category: Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2014
Pierce AA, de Roode JC, Altizer S, Bartel RA. 2014. Extreme heterogeneity in parasitism despite low population genetic structure among monarch butterflies inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands. PLoS ONE 9: e100061.
Category: Population dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2014
Rendón-Salinas E, Tavera-Alonso G. Forest surface occupied by monarch butterfly hibernation colonies in December 2013. World Wildlife Fund–Mexico report. (2014)
Category: Monarch research, Evolution/range
Type: Article
Year: 2014
Pierce AA, Zalucki MP, Bangura M, Udawatta M., Kronforst MR, Altizer S, Haeger JF, de Roode JC. Serial founder effects and genetic differentiation during worldwide range expansion of monarch butterflies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 281:
Category: Other
Type: Article
Year: 2014
Cortez-Madrigal H. 2014. Preserving the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus l.), Preserving Natural Enemies of Pest. Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente XX: 247-253.
Category: Habitat
Type: Article
Year: 2014
Castellanos-Acuña D, Lindig-Cisneros RA, Silva-Farias MÁ, Sáenz-Romero C. 2014. PROVISIONAL ALTITUDINAL ZONING OF Abies religiosa IN AN AREA NEAR THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY BIOSPHERE RESERVE, MICHOACÁN. Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente XX: 215-225.
Category: Conservation/social dimensions
Type: Article
Year: 2014
Esquivel-Ríos S, Cruz-Jiménez G, Cadena-Inostroza C, Zizumbo-Villarreal L. 2014. Tourism as an Environmental Policy Instrument in El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary. Economía Sociedad y Territorio 14: 141-174.
Category: Commentary or review
Type: Article
Year: 2014
Davis, AK. 2014. Opinion: conservation of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) could be enhanced with analyses and publication of citizen science tagging data. Insect Conservation and Diversity 8:103-106.
Category: Monarch research, Evolution/range
Type: Article
Year: 2014
Zhan S, Zhang W, Niitepold K, Hsu J, Haeger JF, Zalucki MP, Altizer S, de Roode JC, Reppert SM, Kronforst MR. The genetics of monarch butterfly migration and warning colouration. Nature 514:317-321.
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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.