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, Migration
Type: Article
Year: 2011
Miller NG, Wassenaar LI, Hobson KA, Norris DR. 2011. Monarch butterflies cross the Appalachians from the west to recolonize the east coast of North America. Biology Letters 7: 43-46.
Category: Supporting research, Habitat
Type: Article
Year: 2011
Navarrete JL, Ramirez MI, Perez-Salicrup DR. 2011. Logging within protected areas: Spatial evaluation of the monarch butterfly biosphere reserve, Mexico. Forest Ecology and Management 262: 646-654.
Category: Techniques
Type: Article
Year: 2011
Howard E, Davis AK. 2011. A simple numerical index for assessing the spring migration of monarch butterflies using data from Journey North, a citizen-science program. Journal of the Lepidopterists Society 65: 267-270.
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2010
Lefevre T, Oliver L, Hunter MD, De Roode JC. 2010. Evidence for trans-generational medication in nature. Ecology Letters 13: 1485.
Category: Supporting research, Habitat
Type: Article
Year: 2010
Boquera MLE, Lobit P, Morales VC. 2010. Leaf chlorophyll content estimation in the monarch butterfly biosphere reserve. Revista Fitotecnia Mexicana 33: 175-181.
Category: Monarch research, Evolution/range
Type: Article
Year: 2010
Altizer S, Davis AK. 2010. Populations of monarch butterflies with different migratory behaviors show divergence in wing morphology. Evolution 64: 1018-1028.
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2010
Davis AK, Rendon-Salinas E. 2010. Are female monarch butterflies declining in eastern North America? Evidence of a 30-year change in sex ratios at Mexican overwintering sites. Biology Letters 6: 45-47.
Category: Monarch research, Physiology/behavior
Type: Article
Year: 2010
Rodrigues D, Goodner BW, Weiss MR. 2010. Reversal Learning and Risk-Averse Foraging Behavior in the Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Ethology 116: 270-280.
Category: Migration, Resource use
Type: Article
Year: 2010
Ross, GN. 2010. The Monarch's Trans-Gulf Express: A Clockwork Orange. Southern Lepidopterists' News 38:3
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2010
de Roode JC, Altizer S. 2010. Host-parasite genetic interactions and virulence-transmission relationships in natural populations of monarch butterflies. Evolution 64: 502-514.
Category: Supporting research, Habitat
Type: Article
Year: 2010
Lopez-Garcia J, Guzman AV. 2010. Vegetation and land use 2009: Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. Journal of Maps: 665-673.
Category: Supporting research, Hostplant biology
Type: Article
Year: 2010
Hartzler RG. 2010. Reduction in common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) occurrence in Iowa cropland from 1999 to 2009. Crop Protection 29: 1542.
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2010
Howard E, Aschen H, Davis AK. 2010. Citizen Science Observations of Monarch Butterfly Overwintering in the Southern United States. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2010
Stevens SR, Frey DF. 2010. Host plant pattern and variation in climate predict the location of natal grounds for migratory monarch butterflies in western North America. Journal of Insect Conservation 14: 731-744.
Category: Supporting research, Habitat
Type: Article
Year: 2010
Lopez SV, Jimenez OC, Boquera MLE, Baret F. 2010. Leaf area index estimation in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. Revista Fitotecnia Mexicana 33: 169-174.
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