Altitudes attained by migrating monarch butterflies, Danaus-p-plexippus (Lepidoptera, Danaidae), as reported by glider pilots

First Author: 

  • Gibo

Type: 

  • Article

Year: 

1981

Source: 

  • Canadanian Journal of Zoology

Category: 

  • Monarch research, Migration

Full Reference: 

Gibo DL. 1981. Altitudes attained by migrating monarch butterflies, Danaus-p-plexippus (Lepidoptera, Danaidae), as reported by glider pilots. Canadian Journal of Zoology-Revue Canadienne De Zoologie 59: 571-572.

Study Setting: 

  • Field

Geographic Focus: 

  • Eastern Breeding

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.
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