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: Commentary or review, Conservation/social dimensions, Migration
Type: Article
Year: 2019
Solis-Sosa R, Semeniuk CAD, Fernandez-Lozada S, Dabrowska K, Cox S, and W Haider. 2019. Monarch Butterfly Conservation Through the Social Lens: Eliciting Public Preferences for Management Strategies Across Transboundary Nations. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 22 August 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00316

Category: Population dynamics, Resource use, Conservation/social dimensions, Habitat, Hostplant dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2019
Knight SM, Norris DR, Derbyshire R, and DTT Flockhart. 2019. Strategic mowing of roadside milkweeds increases monarch butterfly oviposition. Global Ecology and Conservation 19 e00678 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00678

Category: Overwinter dynamics, Resource use, Habitat, Conservation/social dimensions
Type: Article
Year: 2019
Sáenz-Ceja JE, and DR Pérez-Salicrup. 2019. Dendrochronological reconstruction of fire history in coniferous forests in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. Fire Ecology 15:18 | https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-019-0034-z

Category: Natural enemies, Natural enemies, Population dynamics, Hostplant dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2019
Majewska AA, Sims S, Schneider A, Altizer S, and RJ Hall. 2019. Multiple transmission routes sustain high prevalence of a virulent parasite in a butterfly host. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 286(1910) | https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1630

Category: Migration, Physiology/behavior
Type: Article
Year: 2019
Green DA, and MR Kronforst. 2019. Monarch butterflies use an environmentally sensitive, internal timer to control overwintering dynamics. Molecular Ecology 28(16):3642-3655 | https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15178

Category: Commentary or review, Population dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 2019
Boyle JH, Dalgleish HJ, and JR Puzey. 2019Reply to Wepprich and Ries et al.: Alternative methods do not provide support for the contribution of GM crops to monarch declines. Reply to Wepprich and Ries et al.: Alternative methods do not provide support for the contribution of GM crops to monarch declines. PNAS 116(28):13749-13750 | https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1908593116

Category: Resource use, Conservation/social dimensions, Habitat, Commentary or review
Type: Article
Year: 2019
Crone EE, Pelton EM, Brown LM, Thomas CC, and CB Schultz. 2019. Why are monarch butterflies declining in the West? Understanding the importance of multiple correlated drivers. 16 July 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1975

Category: Environmental performance, Population dynamics, Resource use, Habitat
Type: Article
Year: 2019
Dinsmore SJ, Vanausdall RA, Murphy KT, Kinkead KE, and PW Frese. 2019. Patterns of Monarch Site Occupancy and Dynamics in Iowa. Front. Ecol. Evol., 16 May 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00169

Category: Evolution/range, Habitat, Commentary or review, Environmental performance, GMO/toxins, Resource use
Type: Article
Year: 2019
Haan NL, and DA Landis. 2019. The Importance of Shifting Disturbance Regimes in Monarch Butterfly Decline and Recovery. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 29 May 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00191

Category: Commentary or review
Type: Article
Year: 2019
Oberhauser KS, Alonso A, Malcolm SB, Williams EH, and MP Zalucki. 2019. Lincoln Brower, Champion for Monarchs. Front. Ecol. Evol., 08 May 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00149

Category: GMO/toxins
Type: Article
Year: 2019
Redmond CT, Wallis L, Geis M, Williamson RC, and DA Potter. 2019. Strengths and limitations of Bacillus thuringiensis galleriae for managing Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) adults and grubs with caveats for cross‐order activity to monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) larvae. Pest Management Science 25 June 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.5532

Category: Commentary or review
Type: Article
Year: 2019
Wilcox AAE, Flockhard DTT, Newman AEM, and DR Norris. 2019. An Evaluation of Studies on the Potential Threats Contributing to the Decline of Eastern Migratory North American Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 05 April 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00099

Category: Commentary or review, Overwinter dynamics, GMO/toxins, Monarch research
Type: Article
Year: 2019
Pelton EM, Schultz CB, Jepsen SJ, Black SH, and EE Crone. 2019. Western Monarch Population Plummets: Status, Probable Causes, and Recommended Conservation Actions. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 03 July 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00258

Category: Migration
Type: Article
Year: 2019
Tenger-Trolander A, Lu W, Noyes M, and MR Kronforst. 2019. Contemporary loss of migration in monarch butterflies. PNAS 116(29):14671-14676 | https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1904690116

Category: Commentary or review, Resource use, Conservation/social dimensions
Type: Article
Year: 2019
Lemelin RH and PF Jaramillo-Lopez. 2019. Orange, black, and a little bit of white is the new shade of conservation: the role of tourism in Monarch Butterfly Conservation in Mexico. Journal of Ecotourism | DOI: 10.1080/14724049.2019.1656726

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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.