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
996 result(s)
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2001
Clarke AR, Zalucki MP. 2001. Taeniogonalos raymenti Carmean & Kimsey (Hymenoptera : Trigonalidae) reared as a hyperparasite of Sturmia convergens (Weidemann) (Diptera : Tachinidae), a primary parasite of Danaus plexippus (L.) (Lepidoptera : Nymphalidae).
Category: Monarch research, GMO/toxins
Type: Article
Year: 2001
Zangerl AR, McKenna D, Wraight CL, Carroll M, Ficarello P, Warner R, Berenbaum MR. 2001. Effects of exposure to event 176 Bacillus thuringiensis corn pollen on monarch and black swallowtail caterpillars under field conditions. Proceedings of the National
Category: Monarch research, Evolution/range
Type: Article
Year: 2000
Stimson J, Kasuya M. 2000. Decline in the frequency of the white morph of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus L., Nymphalidae) on Oahu, Hawaii. Journal-Lepidopterists Society 54: 29.
Category: Environmental performance
Type: Article
Year: 2000
Dunlap B, Hannigan A, Petersen C, Boettcher C, Bradbury S, Evans J, Keith A, Nelson S, Warber J. 2000. The Effect of Humidity on the Egg Development and Survivorship of the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Monarch Lab website: http://www. monarchlab.org/research/GD/Chan.html. Accessed 9.13 2004.
Category: Techniques
Type: Article
Year: 2000
Taylor OR, Aschenbach TA, Ashworth SM, Komar O, Spotts WW, Williamson S. 2000. Magnetic compass orientation of monarch butterflies (Lepidoptera : Danaidae : Danaus plexippus L.): Did observer effects lead to false positive results? Journal of the Kansas E
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2000
Watts CH. 2000. Predation of monarch butterfly larvae by ants. Weta 22: 20.
Category: Commentary or review
Type: Article
Year: 2000
Etheredge JA, Perez SM, Taylor OR, Jander R. 2000. Retraction for Etheredge et al., Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus L.) use a magnetic compass for navigation, PNAS 1999 96:13845-13846. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Vol 97, 3782.
Category: Monarch research, GMO/toxins
Type: Article
Year: 2000
Jesse LCH, Obrycki JJ. 2000. Field deposition of Bt transgenic corn pollen: lethal effects on the monarch butterfly. Oecologia 125: 241-248.
Category: Supporting research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2000
James DG 2000. Feeding on larvae of Danaus plexippus (L.) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) causes mortality in the assassin bug, Pristhesancus plagipennis Walker (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). The Australian Entomologist 27: 5-8.
Category: Monarch research, Natural enemies
Type: Article
Year: 2000
Altizer SM, Oberhauser KS, Brower LP. 2000. Associations between host migration and the prevalence of a protozoan parasite in natural populations of adult monarch butterflies. Ecological Entomology 25: 125-139.
Category: Commentary or review
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1999
Yeager BB. 1999. Round table address: Policies and Laws. Page 225 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: Supporting research, Habitat
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1999
Sánchez XM. 1999. Las comunidades de vegetación primaria en el oriente de Michoacán. Pages 219-223 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: Commentary or review
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1999
Merino L. 1999. Reserva Especial de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca: problemática general de la región. Pages 239-248 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: Commentary or review
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1999
Aiken R. 1999. Conservation and sustainable development: Confronting the contradictions. Pages 233-237 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, Resource use
Type: Book Chapter
Year: 1999
Malcolm SB, Cockrell BJ, Mwakamela BJAA, Zalucki MP. 1999. The lethal plant defense paradox and the influence of milkweed latex on larval feeding behavior of the monarch butterfly. Pages 139-149 in Hoth J, Merino L, Oberhauser KS, Pisantry I, Price S, Wilkinson T, eds. 1997 North American Conference on the Monarch Butterfly. Canada: Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
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This database is a work in progress and is likely to contain several omissions and mistakes.
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