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, Evolution/range
Type: Article
Year: 2007
Hay-Roe MM, Lamas G, Nation JL. 2007. Pre- and postzygotic isolation and Haldane rule effects in reciprocal crosses of Danaus erippus and Danaus plexippus (Lepidoptera : Danainae), supported by differentiation of cuticular hydrocarbons, establish their st
Category: Population dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2007
Slayback, D.A., Brower, L.P., Ramirez, M.I., Fink, L.S., 2007. Establishing the presence
and absence of overwintering colonies of the monarch butterfly in Mexico by
the use of small aircraft. Am. Entomol. 53, 28-40.
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2007
Batalden RV, Oberhauser K, Peterson AT. 2007. Ecological niches in sequential generations of eastern North American monarch butterflies (Lepidoptera : Danaidae): The ecology of migration and likely climate change implications. Environmental Entomology 36:
Category: Monarch research, Resource use
Type: Article
Year: 2007
Casagrande RA, Dacey JE. 2007. Monarch butterfly oviposition on swallow-worts (Vincetoxicum spp.). Environmental Entomology 36: 631-636.
Category: Other
Type: Article
Year: 2007
Cornejo-Tenorio G, Ibarra-Manriquez G. 2007. Plant reproductive phenology in a temperate forest of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. Interciencia 32: 445-452.
Category: Monarch research, Physiology/behavior
Type: Article
Year: 2007
Davis AK, Cope N, Smith A, Solensky MJ. 2007. Wing color predicts future mating success in male monarch butterflies. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 100: 339-344.
Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Article
Year: 2007
Dockx C. 2007. Directional and stabilizing selection on wing size and shape in migrant and resident monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus (L.), in Cuba. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 92: 605-616.
Category: Monarch research, Resource use
Type: Article
Year: 2007
Williams JJ, Stow DA, Brower LP. 2007. The influence of forest fragmentation on the location of overwintering monarch butterflies in central Mexico. Journal of the Lepidopterists Society 61: 90.
Category: Monarch research, Orientation
Type: Article
Year: 2006
Stalleicken J, Labhart T, Mouritsen H. 2006a. Physiological characterization of the compound eye in monarch butterflies with focus on the dorsal rim area. Journal of Comparative Physiology a-Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology 192: 321-
Category: Commentary or review
Type: Article
Year: 2006
Stalleicken J, Mouritsen H, Frost B, Mukhida M. 2006b. Compass orientation and spatiotemporal orientation strategies in monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology a-Molecular & Integrative Physiology 143: S75-S75.
Category: Monarch research, GMO/toxins
Type: Article
Year: 2006
Oberhauser KS, Brinda SJ, Weaver S, Moon RD, Manweiler SA, Read N. 2006. Growth and survival of monarch butterflies (Lepidoptera : Danaidae) after exposure to permethrin barrier treatments. Environmental Entomology 35: 1626-1634.
Category: Monarch research, Orientation
Type: Article
Year: 2006
Larue A, Naber S, Talnagi J. 2006. Geomagnetic navigation in monarchs and black swallowtails. Ohio Journal of Science 106: 117-121.
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2006
Koenig WD. 2006. Spatial synchrony of monarch butterflies. American Midland Naturalist 155: 39-49.
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2006
Koch RL, Venette RC, Hutchison WD. 2006. Predicted impact of an exotic generalist predator on monarch butterfly (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae) populations: A quantitative risk assessment. Biological Invasions 8: 1179-1193.
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2006
Gibbs D, Walton R, Brower L, Davis AK. 2006. Monarch butterfly (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae) migration monitoring at Chincoteague, Virginia and Cape May, New Jersey: A comparison of long-term trends. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 79: 156-164.
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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.