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

17 result(s)
Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 2015
Pyle RM. 2015. Monarchs in the mist: new perspectives on monarch distribution in the Pacific Northwest in Oberhauser KS, Nail KR, Altizer SM, eds. Monarchs in a Changing World: Biology and Conservation of an Iconic Insect. Ithaca, USA: Cornell University Press.

Category: Monarch research, Orientation
Type: Article
Year: 2013
Mouritsen H, Derbyshire R, Stalleicken J, Mouritsen OO, Frost BJ, Norris DR. 2013. An experimental displacement and over 50 years of tag-recoveries show that monarch butterflies are not true navigators. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of t

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, Migration
Type: Article
Year: 1980
Urquhart FA, Urquhart NR. 1980. Migration studies of the monarch butterfly in North America. Research reports-National Geographic Society.

Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Article
Year: 1979
Urquhart FA, Urquhart NR. 1979. Aberrant autumnal migration of the eastern population of the monarch butterfly, Danaus p plexippus (Lepidoptera, Danaidae) as it relates to the occurrence of strong westerly winds. Canadian Entomologist 111: 1281-1286.

Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Article
Year: 1979
Urquhart FA, Urquhart NR. 1979. Breeding areas and overnight roosting locations in the northern range of the monarch butterfly (Danaus-plexippus-plexippus) with a summary of associated migratory routes. Canadian Field-Naturalist 93: 41-47.

Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Article
Year: 1979
Urquhart FA, Urquhart NR. 1979. Vernal migration of the monarch butterfly (Danaus-plexippus p Lepidoptera, Danaidae) in north-america from the overwintering site in the neo-volcanic plateau of Mexico. Canadian Entomologist 111: 15-18.

Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Article
Year: 1978
Urquhart FA, Urquhart NR. 1978. Autumnal migration routes of the eastern population of monarch butterfly (Danaus-p-plexippus L-Danaidae-Lepidoptera) in North-America to overwintering site in neovolcanic plateau of Mexico. Canadian Journal of Zoology-Revue Canadienne de Zoologie 56(8): 1759-1764.

Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Article
Year: 1977
Urquhart FA, Urquhart NR. 1977. Overwintering areas and migratory routes of monarch butterfly (Danaus-p-plexippus, Lepidoptera Danaidae) in North-America, with special reference to western population. Canadian Entomologist 109: 1583-1589.

Category: Monarch research, Population dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 1976
Urquhart FA, Urquhart NR. 1976. Study of the peninsular Florida populations of the monarch butterfly (Danaus P. plexippus; Danaidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society.

Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Article
Year: 1976
Urquhart FA, Urquhart NR. 1976. The overwintering site of the eastern population of the monarch butterfly (Danaus p. plexippus; Danaidae) in southern Mexico. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 30: 153.

Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Article
Year: 1976
Urquhart FA, Urquhart NR. 1976. Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus L.) overwintering population in Mexico (Lep. Danaidae). Atalanta (Munnerstadt) 7:56-61.

Category: Monarch research, Overwinter dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 1968
Urquhart FA, Urquhart NR, Munger F. 1968. A study of a continuously breeding population of Danaus plexippus in southern California compared to a migratory population and its significance in the study of insect movement. Journal of Research on the Lepidotera 7: 169-181.

Category: Monarch research, Migration
Type: Article
Year: 1966
Urquhart FA. 1966. A study of the migrations of the Gulf Coast population of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus L.) in North America. Ann. Zool. Fennica 3: 82-87.

Category: Monarch research, Overwinter dynamics
Type: Article
Year: 1965
Urquhart FA, Beard P, Brownlee R. 1965. A population study of a hibernal roosting colony of the monarch butterfly (D. plexippus) in northern California. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 4: 221.

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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.