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
996 result(s)
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2012
Davis AK. 2012. Are migratory monarchs really declining in eastern North America? Examining evidence from two fall census programs. Insect Conservation and Diversity 5: 101-105.
Category: Other
Type: Article
Year: 2012
Aardema ML, Zhen Y, Andolfatto P. 2012. The evolution of cardenolide-resistant forms of Na+, K+-ATPase in Danainae butterflies. Molecular ecology 21: 340.
Category: Techniques
Type: Article
Year: 2012
Van Hook, T., E.H. Williams, L.P. Brower, S. Borkin, & J. Hein. 2012. A standardized protocol for ruler-based measurement of wing length in monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus L. (Nymphalidae, Danainae). Tropical Lepidoptera Research 22 (1):42-52.
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2012
Howard E, Davis AK. 2012. Mortality of migrating monarch butterflies from a wind storm on the shore of Lake Michigan, USA. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 45:49-54.
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2011
de Roode JC, de Castillejo CLF, Faits T, Alizon S. 2011. Virulence evolution in response to anti-infection resistance: toxic food plants can select for virulent parasites of monarch butterflies. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24: 712-722.
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2011
de Roode JC, Rarick RM, Mongue AJ, Gerardo NM, Hunter MD. 2011. Aphids indirectly increase virulence and transmission potential of a monarch butterfly parasite by reducing defensive chemistry of a shared food plant. Ecology Letters 14: 453-461.
Category: Monarch research, Physiology/behavior
Type: Article
Year: 2011
Blackiston D, Briscoe AD, Weiss MR. 2011. Color vision and learning in the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Nymphalidae). Journal of Experimental Biology 214: 509-520.
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2011
Bartel RA, Oberhauser KS, De Roode JC, Altizer SM. 2011. Monarch butterfly migration and parasite transmission in eastern North America. Ecology 92: 342-351.
Category: Supporting research, Habitat
Type: Article
Year: 2011
Honey-Roses J, Baylis K, Ramirez MI. 2011. A spatially explicit estimate of avoided forest loss. Conservation biology: the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology 25.
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2011
Sternberg ED, Lefevre T, Rawstern AH, de Roode JC. 2011. A virulent parasite can provide protection against a lethal parasitoid. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 11: 399.
Category: Monarch research, Resource use
Type: Article
Year: 2011
Brower LP, Williams EH, Fink LS, Slayback DA, Ramirez MI, Garcia MV, Zubieta RR, Weiss SB, Calvert WH, Zuchowski W. 2011. Overwintering clusters of the monarch butterfly coincide with the least hazardous vertical temperatures in the Oyamel forest. Journal
Category: Supporting research, Habitat
Type: Article
Year: 2011
Garcia JL. 2011. Deforestation and forest degradation in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico, 2003-2009. Journal of Maps: 626-633.
Category: Monarch research, Evolution/range
Type: Article
Year: 2011
Zhan S, Merlin C, Boore JL, Reppert SM. 2011. The Monarch Butterfly Genome Yields Insights into Long-Distance Migration. Cell 147: 1171-1185.
Category: Monarch research, Orientation
Type: Article
Year: 2011
Heinze S, Reppert SM. 2011. Sun Compass Integration of Skylight Cues in Migratory Monarch Butterflies. Neuron 69: 345-358.
Genetic variation in resistance, but not tolerance, to a protozoan parasite in the monarch butterfly
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2011
Lefevre T, Williams AJ, de Roode JC. 2011. Genetic variation in resistance, but not tolerance, to a protozoan parasite in the monarch butterfly. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 278: 751-759.
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This database is a work in progress and is likely to contain several omissions and mistakes.
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