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(More customer reviews)Dispite the pretty cover to this work, this is not a "coffee table book" about pretty butterflys. This is an indepth collection of scientific articles addressing all aspects of the Monarch Butterfly. Sections include Breeding Biology, Migration Biology, Overwintering Biology and Integrated Biology. The collection of articles and monographs is very extensive and very technical. The reader should be warned that this is in no way a light read. On the other hand, if you want information on the monarch Butterfly, I cannot think of a single volume which will deliver more information that you have here. Recommend this speciality book quite highly. It is well worth the price.
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Contributors:Sonia M. Altizer, Emory UniversityXiomara Mora Alvarez, Monarch Butterfly Biosphere ReserveDavid Bennett, University of IowaJane Borland, Lamar High School, Arlington, TXWalter Bremer, ASLA, Cal Poly State UniversityLincoln P. Brower, Sweet Briar CollegeWilliam H. Calvert, Independent Monarch BiologistThomas William Crumpton III, Baylor UniversityAndy Davis, Emory UniversityJohannes Feddema, University of KansasConcha Fernandez del Ray, Breck School, Minneapolis, MN Dan Feuerstein, California Polytechnic State UniversityMiguel Franco, University of PlymouthDennis Frey, California Polytechnic State UniversityEligio García-Serrano, Monarch Butterfly Biosphere ReserveMark S. Garland, New Jersey Audubon Society, Cape May Bird Observatory, Northwood CenterKari A. Geurts, University of MinnesotaLiz Goehring, Pennsylvania State UniversityTammi Hoevenaar, Western Michigan UniversityElizabeth Howard, Journey NorthLaura C. H. Jesse, Iowa State UniversityCarol C. Johnson, John Jay High School, San Antonio, TX Andrés F. Keiman, Instituto de Ecología, UNAM Dave Kust, Breck School, Minneapolis, MN Katherine Kust, Woodland Elementary School, Brooklyn Park, MN Kingston L. H. Leong, California Polytechnic State UniversityStephen B. Malcolm, Western Michigan UniversityJacob Miller, Breck School, Minneapolis, MN Monica Missrie, University of Minnesota Karen S. Oberhauser, University of MinnesotaJohn J. Obrycki, Iowa State UniversityKaren Pape, Breck School, Minneapolis, MNSandra Perez, University of Texas at El PasoMichelle D. Prysby, Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, Great Smoky Mountains National ParkLinda S. Rayor, Cornell UniversityEduardo Rendon-Salinas, Instituto de Ecología, UNAM Jaime Lobato Reyes, Monarch Butterfly Biosphere ReserveWayne A. Rochester, The University of QueenslandWalter H. Sakai, Santa Monica CollegeAndrew Schaffner, California Polytechnic State UniversityJason ShieldsMichelle J. Solensky, University of MinnesotaO.R. "Chip" Taylor, University of Kansas Markisha Thomas, John Jay High School, San Antonio, TX Gwen YoshimuraMyron P. Zalucki, The University of QueenslandThe knowledge of citizen scientists, biologists, and naturalists informs this book's coverage of every aspect of the monarch butterfly's life cycle (breeding, migration, and overwintering) from the perspective of every established monarch population (western North American, eastern North American, and Australian). In addition to presenting the most recent basic research on this species, The Monarch Butterfly contains the first publication of data compiled from two established citizen science projects, Journey North and the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project. It also reports for the first time on two major events of long-term importance to monarch conservation and biology: the creation of a larger protected area in the Mexican overwintering sites and a weather-related mortality event during the winter of 2002.Monarch butterflies are arguably the most recognized, studied, and loved of all insects, and the attention that scientists and the general public have paid to this species has increased both our understanding of the natural world and our concern about preserving it. The unique combination of basic research, background information, and conservation applications makes this book a valuable resource for ecologists, entomologists, naturalists, and teachers.
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