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
984 result(s)
Category: Commentary or review
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1960
Urquhart FA. 1960. Adult. Pages 39-62. The Monarch Butterfly. University of Toronto Press.
Category: Monarch research, Physiology/behavior
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1960
Urquhart FA. 1960. Egg--Larva. Pages 107-126. The Monarch Butterfly. University of Toronto Press.
Category: Commentary or review
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1960
Urquhart FA. 1960. Migration. Pages 77-96. The Monarch Butterfly. University of Toronto Press.
Category: Monarch research, Physiology/behavior
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1960
Urquhart FA. 1960. Pupa. Pages 127-139. The Monarch Butterfly. University of Toronto Press.
Category: Monarch research, Physiology/behavior
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1960
Urquhart FA. 1960. Adult. Pages 140-177. The Monarch Butterfly. University of Toronto Press.
Category: Commentary or review
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1960
Urquhart FA. 1960. General Considerations. Pages 178-251. The Monarch Butterfly. University of Toronto Press.
Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1960
Urquhart FA. 1960. Migration. Pages 252-321. The Monarch Butterfly. University of Toronto Press.
Category: Commentary or review
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1960
Urquhart FA. 1960. Pupa. Pages 26-38. The Monarch Butterfly. University of Toronto Press.
Category: Monarch research, Evolution/range
Type: Article
Year: 1958
Brower JV. 1958. Experimental studies of mimicry in some north-american butterflies .1. The monarch, Danaus-plexippus, and Viceroy, Limenitis-archippus-archippus. Evolution 12: 32-47.
Category: Monarch research, Physiology/behavior
Type: Article
Year: 1958
Ehrlich PR. 1958. The integumental anatomy of the Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus L.(Lepidoptera: Danaiidae): University of Kansas Science Bulletin 38: 1315-1349.
Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Article
Year: 1956
Phillips LS. 1956. Monarchs numerous in an lowa ravine Field Note. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 10:44.
Category: Monarch research, Physiology/behavior
Type: Article
Year: 1955
Mather B. 1955. Forewing length and flight period of Danaus plexippus in the Gulf States. Lepid. News 9: 119.
Category: Monarch research, Evolution/range
Type: Article
Year: 1954
Iwase T. 1954. First Danaus plexippus caught in Japan. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 8:27.
Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Article
Year: 1953
Fulton M. 1953. Migration of the monarch butterfly through Chicago. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 7:28.
Category: Migration
Type: Article
Year: 1952
Beall G. 1952. Migration of the monarch butterfly during the winter. The Lepidopterists' News 6:69-70.
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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.