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, Migration
Type: Article
Year: 1950
Judd WW. 1950. An assemblage of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus L.) on the north shore of Lake Erie. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 58:169-171.
Category: Monarch research, Physiology/behavior
Type: Article
Year: 1948
Beall G. 1948. The fat content of a butterfly, Danaus-plexippus Linn. - as affected by migration. Ecology 29: 80-94.
Category: Monarch research, Physiology/behavior
Type: Article
Year: 1946
Beall G. 1946. Seasonal Variation in Sex Proportion and Wing Length in the Migrant Butterfly, Danaus Plexippus L. (lep. Danaidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 97:337.
Category: Monarch research, Physiology/behavior
Type: Article
Year: 1945
Beall G, Williams CB. 1945. Geographical Variation in the Wing Length of Danaus Plexippus (lep. Rhopalocera). Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series A, General Entomology 20: 65-76.
Category: Techniques
Type: Article
Year: 1941
Urquhart FA. 1941. A proposed method for marking migrant butterflies. The Canadian Entomologist 73: 21-22.
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