Opinion: Conservation of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) could be enhanced with analyses and publication of citizen science tagging data

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 103-106

  Davis, Andrew K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Danaus plexippus; Conservation; Migration; Monarch butterflies; Monarch tagging

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924443701     PISSN: 1752458X     EISSN: 17524598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/icad.12084     Document Type: Article

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