Monarch butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) migration monitoring at Chincoteague, Virginia and Cape May, New Jersey: A comparison of long-term trends

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 156-164

  Gibbs, Denise ^a   Walton, Richard ^b   Brower, Lincoln ^c   Davis, Andrew K ^d,e  

^a Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^b Cape May Bird Observatory   (United States)

^c SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cape May; Census; Chincoteague; Danaus plexippus; Migration monitoring; Monarch butterfly

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; MIGRATION ROUTE; OVERWINTERING;

CAPE MAY COUNTY; CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND; NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

DANAUS PLEXIPPUS; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 33646397054     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/0504.06.1     Document Type: Article

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