Library

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.

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

984 result(s)
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, Natural enemies
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Calvert WH. 2004. The Effect of Fire Ants on Monarchs Breeding in Texas. Pages 47-54 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.

Category: Monarch research, Resource use
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Hoevenaar T, Malcolm SB. 2004. Effects of Milkweed Latex and Cardenolides on Foraging and Maintenance Behaviors of First Instar Monarch Larvae. Pages 55-60 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.

Category: Monarch research, Physiology/behavior
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Solensky MJ, Oberhauser KS. 2004. Behavioral and Genetic Components of Male Mating Success in Monarchs. Pages 61-68 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.

Category: Monarch research, GMO/toxins
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Jesse LCH, Obrycki JJ. 2004. Survival of Experimental Cohorts of Monarch Larvae Following Exposure to Transgenic Bt Corn Pollen and Anthers. Pages 69-78 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
Solensky MJ. 2004. Overview of Monarch Migration. Pages 79-84 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.

Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Perez SM, Taylor OR. 2004. Monarch Butterflies' Migratory Behavior Persists despite Changes in Environmental Conditions. Pages 85-88 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.

Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Davis AK, Garland MS. 2004. Stopover ecology of monarchs in coastal Virginia: using ornithological techniques to study monarch migration. Pages 89-96 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca, USA: Cornell University Press.

Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Prysby MD. 2004. Natural enemies and survival of monarch eggs and larvae. Pages 27-38 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.

Category: Monarch research, Orientation
Type: Article
Year: 2004
Reppert SM, Zhu HS, White RH. 2004. Polarized light helps monarch butterflies navigate. Current Biology 14: 155-158.

Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2004
Feddema JJ, Shields J, Taylor OR, Bennett D. 2004. Simulating the Development and Migration of the Monarch Butterfly. Pages 229-240 in Oberhauser KS, Solensky MJ, eds. The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.

Category: Monarch research, Physiology/behavior
Type: Article
Year: 2004
Farrey B, Davis AK. 2004. Monarch butterfly larvae (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae) with 3 tubercle pairs in South Florida. Florida Entomologist 87: 408-411.

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, Resource use
Type: Article
Year: 2004
Lavoie B, Oberhauser KS. 2004. Compensatory feeding in Danaus plexippus (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae) in response to variation in host plant quality. Environmental Entomology 33: 1062-1069.

Category: Monarch research, Evolution/range
Type: Article
Year: 2004
Zalucki MP, Clarke AR. 2004. Monarchs across the Pacific: the Columbus hypothesis revisited. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 82: 111-121.

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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.