Monarchs in the Classroom

To learn more about monarch research conducted by scientists at the University of Minnesota, choose one of the following categories:

Monarch Vital Statistics	Background Research: Sonia Altizer, Karen Oberhauser, Michelle Prysby Does the size of different summer breeding generations of monarchs vary? Sonia Altizer, Karen Oberhauser, Michelle Prysby, Liz Goehring, Michelle Solensky Are there physical differences between overwintering monarchs engaged in different activities? Kayla G. Shiltgen Monarch Butterfly Wing Patterns
Parasites and Natural Enemies	Background Research: Sonia M. Altizer: Interactions between monarch butterflies and the protozoan parasite, Ophryocystis elektroscirrha
Reproductive Biology	Background Research: Karen Oberhauser: Factors that Affect Reproductive Success in Male and Female Monarchs
Monarch Conservation	Background Research: Monica Missrie, Kristen Nelson Monarch Butterfly Conservation Fund 2005 (Working Paper) Katharine Plowman DiPel's Effect on Monarch Larvae
Migration	Background Research: Alexandra Wilson, Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota Phototactic Behaviors of Monarchs [PDF]
Growth & Development	Background Research: Emma Lastine, Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota Monarch Class Data Grant Bowers,Dept. of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota Emergence Times of Adult Monarch Butterflies
Population Dynamics	Research: Rebecca Batalden, Karen Oberhauser, University of MM and A. Townsend Peterson, University of Kansas Ecological Niches in Sequential Generations of Monarch Butterflies and Projections in Future Climatic Conditions