Investigating long-term changes in the spring migration of monarch butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) using 18 years of data from journey north, a citizen science program

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 664-669

  Howard, Elizabeth ^a   Davis, Andrew K ^b  

^a Journey North   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Danainae; Danaus plexippus; Journey North; monarch butterfly; spring migration

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; EMERGENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MIGRATORY POPULATION; POPULATION DECLINE; RANGE SIZE; RECOLONIZATION; SPRING (SEASON);

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

ASCLEPIAS; DANAINAE; DANAUS PLEXIPPUS; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 84944030016     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aesa/sav061     Document Type: Article

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