Growth & Development

Growth and Development Research Projects

Emergence Times of Adult Monarch Butterflies - 2004
Grant Bowers

University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
Monarch Class Data - 2004
Emma Lastine

University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
Effects of photoperiod, temperature, and host plant age on induction of reproductive diapause and development time in Danaus plexippus - 2002
Liz Goehring and Karen Oberhauser

Goehring, L. & Oberhauser, K.S. 2002. Effects of photoperiod, temperature and host plant age on induction of reproductive diapause and development time in Danaus plexippus. Ecol. Entom. 27:674-685.
Effects of Duration and Timing of Heat Stress on Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Development - 2002
Heather A. York and Karen S. Oberhauser

York, H. & K.S. Oberhauser. 2002. Effects of duration and timing of heat stress on monarch butterfly (Lepidoptera: Danaidae) development. J. Kans. Entom. Soc. 75:290-298.

Monster Monarchs?
Brad Blue, Charissa Pederson, Rachel Wagner

Monticello Middle School, Monticello, MN
The Effect of Humidity on the Egg Development and Survivorship of the Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Bob Dunlap, Ashley Hannigan, and Cindy Petersen; Carol Boettcher, Sarah Bradbury, Jesse Evans; Alexis Keith, Stephanie Nelson, and Jennifer Warber

Mance Park Middle School, Huntsville, TX and
Minnetonka High School, Minnetonka and Chanhassen, MN
How will the addition of specific nutrients affect the size and survivorship of Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus)?
Matt Redmon and Tiphanie Copeland

Jordan Park School of Extended Learning, Minneapolis, MN
Does Acid Rain Affect the Weight of Adult Monarchs?
Tye Schulke and Cody Wentzel

Bemidji Middle School, Bemidji, MN