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, GMO/toxins
Type: Article
Year: 2001
Zangerl AR, McKenna D, Wraight CL, Carroll M, Ficarello P, Warner R, Berenbaum MR. 2001. Effects of exposure to event 176 Bacillus thuringiensis corn pollen on monarch and black swallowtail caterpillars under field conditions. Proceedings of the National
Category: Commentary or review
Type: Article
Year: 2000
Etheredge JA, Perez SM, Taylor OR, Jander R. 2000. Retraction for Etheredge et al., Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus L.) use a magnetic compass for navigation, PNAS 1999 96:13845-13846. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Vol 97, 3782.
Category: Monarch research, Evolution/range
Type: Article
Year: 2000
Stimson J, Kasuya M. 2000. Decline in the frequency of the white morph of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus L., Nymphalidae) on Oahu, Hawaii. Journal-Lepidopterists Society 54: 29.
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2000
Watts CH. 2000. Predation of monarch butterfly larvae by ants. Weta 22: 20.
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2000
Altizer SM, Oberhauser KS, Brower LP. 2000. Associations between host migration and the prevalence of a protozoan parasite in natural populations of adult monarch butterflies. Ecological Entomology 25: 125-139.
Category: Techniques
Type: Article
Year: 2000
Taylor OR, Aschenbach TA, Ashworth SM, Komar O, Spotts WW, Williamson S. 2000. Magnetic compass orientation of monarch butterflies (Lepidoptera : Danaidae : Danaus plexippus L.): Did observer effects lead to false positive results? Journal of the Kansas E
Category: Monarch research, GMO/toxins
Type: Article
Year: 2000
Jesse LCH, Obrycki JJ. 2000. Field deposition of Bt transgenic corn pollen: lethal effects on the monarch butterfly. Oecologia 125: 241-248.
Category: Supporting research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2000
James DG 2000. Feeding on larvae of Danaus plexippus (L.) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) causes mortality in the assassin bug, Pristhesancus plagipennis Walker (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). The Australian Entomologist 27: 5-8.
Category: Environmental performance
Type: Article
Year: 2000
Dunlap B, Hannigan A, Petersen C, Boettcher C, Bradbury S, Evans J, Keith A, Nelson S, Warber J. 2000. The Effect of Humidity on the Egg Development and Survivorship of the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Monarch Lab website: http://www. monarchlab.org/research/GD/Chan.html. Accessed 9.13 2004.
Category: Commentary or review
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1999
Donnelly E. 1999. Journey North: Tracking the migration over the internet. Pages 347-348 in Hoth J, Merino L, Oberhauser K, Pisanty I, Price S, Wilkinson T, eds. 1997 North American Conference on the Monarch Butterfly. Canada: Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
Category: Monarch research, Orientation
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1999
Rogg KA, Taylor OR, Gibo DL. 1999. Mark and recapture during the monarch migration: A preliminary analysis. Pages 133-138 in Hoth J, Merino L, Oberhauser K, Pisanty I, Price S, Wilkinson T, eds. 1997 North American Conference on the Monarch Butterfly. Canada: Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
Category: Monarch research, Orientation
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1999
Perez SM, Taylor OR, Jander R. 1999. Testing monarch butterfly orientation in the field during the autumn migration. Pages 127-132 in Hoth J, Merino L, Oberhauser K, Pisanty I, Price S, Wilkinson T, eds. 1997 North American Conference on the Monarch Butterfly. Canada: Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
Category: Monarch research, Physiology/behavior
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1999
Wijesuriya K. 1999. Characteristics of and environmental influences on monarch mating behavior. Pages 113-118 in Hoth J, Merino L, Oberhauser K, Pisanty I, Price S, Wilkinson T, eds. 1997 North American Conference on the Monarch Butterfly. Canada: Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
Category: Techniques
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1999
Van Hook T. 1999. The use of bursa copulatrix dissection and abdominal palpation to assess female monarch butterfly mating status. Pages 101-111 in Hoth J, Merino L, Oberhauser K, Pisanty I, Price S, Wilkinson T, eds. 1997 North American Conference on the Monarch Butterfly. Canada: Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1999
Calvert WH, Wagner M. 1999. Patterns in the monarch butterfly migration through Texas-1993 to 1995. Pages 119-125 in Hoth J, Merino L, Oberhauser K, Pisanty I, Price S, Wilkinson T, eds. 1997 North American Conference on the Monarch Butterfly. Canada: Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
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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.