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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?
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: Liz Goehring Diapause in Monarchs
Interactions with Milkweed	Background Research: Beth Lavoie: Milkweed Nitrogen Research Elaine Dunham, Michelle Prysby and Karen Oberhauser: The effects of milkweed age on monarch growth and development

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