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: Other
Type: Article
Year: 2005
Brower LP, Fink LS, Ramirez LR, Weiss SB, Slayback D, Perault DR. 2005. The physiological ecology of overwintering monarch butterflies. Integrative and Comparative Biology 45: 970-970.
Category: Monarch research, Environmental performance
Type: Article
Year: 2005
Davis AK, Farrey BD, Altizer S. 2005. Variation in thermally induced melanism in monarch butterflies (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae) from three North American populations. Journal of Thermal Biology 30: 410-421.
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2005
Dingle H, Zalucki MP, Rochester WA, Armijo-Prewitt T. 2005. Distribution of the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (L.) (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae), in western North America. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 85: 491-500.
Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Article
Year: 2005
Davis AK, Howard E. 2005. Spring recolonization rate of monarch butterflies in eastern North America: new estimates from citizen-science data. Journal of the Lepidopterists Society 59: 1.
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Brower et al. 2004. Catastrophic winter storm mortality of monarch butterflies during January 2002. Pages 151-166 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Category: Supporting research, Conservation/social dimensions
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Missrie M. 2004. Design and Implementation of a New Protected Area for Overwintering Monarch Butterflies in Mexico. Pages 141-150 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Category: Supporting research, Habitat
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Keiman AF, Franco M. 2004. Can't See the Forest for the Butterflies: The Need for Understanding Forest Dynamics at Monarch Overwintering Sites. Pages 135-140 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Garcia-Serrano, E, Reyes JL, Alvarez, BXM. 2004. Locations and area occupied by monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico from 1993 to 2002. Pages 129-134 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Frey D, Schaffner A. 2004. Spatial and Temporal Pattern of Monarch Overwintering Abundance in Western North America. Pages 167-176 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Rayor LS. 2004. Effects of Monarch Larval Host Plant Chemistry and Body Size on Polistes Wasp Predation. Pages 39-46 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Prysby MD, Oberhauser KS. 2004. Temporal and Geographic Variation in Monarch Densities: Citizen Scientists Document Monarch Population Patterns. Pages 9-20 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Leong KLH, Sakai WH, Bremer W, Feuerstein D, Yoshimura G. 2004. Analysis of the Pattern of Distribution and Abundance of Monarch Overwintering Sites along the California Coastline. Pages 177-186 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Category: Monarch research, Environmental performance
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Goehring L, Oberhauser KS. 2004. Environmental Factors Influencing Postdiapause Reproductive Development in Monarch Butterflies. Pages 187-198 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Category: Commentary or review
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Oberhauser KS. 2004. Modeling the Distribution and Abundance of Monarch Butterflies. Pages 199-202 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Altizer SM, Oberhauser KS, Geurts KA. 2004. Transmission of the Protozoan Parasite Ophryocystis elektroscirrha in Monarch Butterfly Populations: Implications for Prevalence and Population-Level Impacts. Pages 203-218 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
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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.