The Monarch Butterfly: Biology & ConservationKaren Suzanne Oberhauser, Michelle J. Solensky Cornell University Press, 2004 - 248 pagine The knowledge of citizen scientists, biologists, and naturalists informs this book's coverage of every aspect of the monarch butterfly's life cycle (breeding, migration, and overwintering) from the perspective of every established monarch population (western North American, eastern North American, and Australian). In addition to presenting the most recent basic research on this species, The Monarch Butterfly contains the first publication of data compiled from two established citizen science projects, Journey North and the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project. It also reports for the first time on two major events of long-term importance to monarch conservation and biology: the creation of a larger protected area in the Mexican overwintering sites and a weather-related mortality event during the winter of 2002.Monarch butterflies are arguably the most recognized, studied, and loved of all insects, and the attention that scientists and the general public have paid to this species has increased both our understanding of the natural world and our concern about preserving it. The unique combination of basic research, background information, and conservation applications makes this book a valuable resource for ecologists, entomologists, naturalists, and teachers. |
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Citizen Scientists Document Monarch | 9 |
Effects of Female Age Female Mass and Nutrients from Males on Monarch Egg Mass | 21 |
Natural Enemies and Survival of Monarch Eggs and Larvae | 27 |
Effects of Monarch Larval Host Plant Chemistry and Body Size on Polistes Wasp Predation | 39 |
The Effect of Fire Ants on Monarchs Breeding in Texas | 47 |
Effects of Milkweed Latex and Cardenolides on Foraging and Maintenance Behaviors of First | 55 |
Survival of Experimental Cohorts of Monarch Larvae following Exposure to Transgenic Bt Corn | 69 |
Overview of Monarch Migration | 79 |
Locations and Area Occupied by Monarch Butterflies Overwintering in Mexico from | 129 |
The Need for Understanding Forest Dynamics | 135 |
Design and Implementation of a New Protected Area for Overwintering Monarch Butterflies | 141 |
Catastrophic Winter Storm Mortality of Monarch Butterflies in Mexico during January 2002 | 151 |
Analysis of the Pattern of Distribution and Abundance of Monarch Overwintering Sites along | 177 |
Environmental Factors Influencing Postdiapause Reproductive Development in Monarch | 187 |
Modeling the Distribution and Abundance of Monarch Butterflies | 199 |
Lessons for North | 219 |
Monarch Butterflies Migratory Behavior Persists despite Changes in Environmental Conditions | 85 |
Characteristics of Fall Migratory Monarch Butterflies Danaus plexippus in Minnesota | 97 |
Overview of Monarch Overwintering Biology | 117 |
Simulating the Development and Migration of the Monarch Butterfly | 229 |