"This book succeeds not only in updating the current state of our knowledge about Monarchs and their fantastic migration, but also in showing how studies of Monarchs contribute to larger issues in contemporary biology, and how citizen scientists can be engaged in the process of scientific discovery. The commitment and hard work of these citizen scientists and the scientists who coach them makes clear the Monarch is the People's butterfly!"
"This accessible and highly current summary of monarch butterfly reproduction, migration, over-wintering, and conservation biology should be of interest to scientists, naturalists, and anyone who is simply curious about this elegant insect. The short research papers comprising the book provide a rich mix of information, ranging from basic biology to topical conservation and management issues."
"The world's best known and perhaps best studied butterfly species still holds some fascinating secrets. This delicate international treasure critically needs protection and the continued vigilance of professional researchers and members of the public. This book describes pressing issues regarding the ecology and conservation of the Monarch butterfly; it is valuable for aesthetic, social, political, and scientific reasons."
"The Monarch is the subject of much research, including a number of 'citizen science' projects. In this volume, the editors collect the latest information from researchers and gather it into four topics: breeding, migration, over-wintering, and integrated biology. This is a book for naturalists, ecologists, teachers, students, and those interested in the natural history and conservation of the Monarch."
"The Monarch has become an icon for conservation, and a symbol combining butterfly frailty with a prodigious migration befitting a raptor. But there is so much more to its biology, as Oberhauser and Solensky demonstrate."
"The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation is the most up-to-date and therefore essential word on our most beloved butterfly, the grand and endangered phenomenon of the migratory Monarch. Everyone who cares a whit for Monarchs should read these crucial, comprehensive, and fascinating messages from an amazing animal and the scientists who seek to save it."
"The Monarch butterfly, with its beauty and unique migratory behavior, fascinates adults as well as children, nonbiologists as well as biologists. Although this book is about the biological observations and research presented at the Monarch Populations Dynamics Conference in Lawrence, KS, in 2001, it will appeal to anyone who is interested in biology."
"Where do North American monarch butterflies fly to each fall? Though millions watch their annual migrations, it was not until 1975 that the spectacular over wintering locality was discovered in the mountains of central Mexico. Since then, four international conferences have been held to formulate protection policies for over wintering monarchs; thousands of people have tagged, monitored, and studied monarchs to understand every aspect of their biology. Ecologists Oberhauser and Solensky . . . have assembled the results of those efforts into 27 chapters written by 46 authors. Covered is every facet of monarch breeding, migration, and over-wintering, as well as population modeling and management; the results of several important studies are being published here for the first time. The text is clearly written, and the mathematical formulas included in certain chapters are not essential to understanding the main ideas. The most up-to-date and comprehensive publication on monarch butterfly biology, this will be an important reference tool in high school and public libraries and for interested citizens and scientists."—Library Journal, July 2004
"The Monarch has become an icon for conservation, and a symbol combining butterfly frailty with a prodigious migration befitting a raptor. But there is so much more to its biology, as Oberhauser and Solensky demonstrate."—Choice, January 2005
"The Monarch is the subject of much research, including a number of 'citizen science' projects. In this volume, the editors collect the latest information from researchers and gather it into four topics: breeding, migration, over-wintering, and integrated biology. This is a book for naturalists, ecologists, teachers, students, and those interested in the natural history and conservation of the Monarch."—Dan R. Kunkle, Wildlife Activist, No. 51, Autumn 2004
"This book is aimed largely at an American audience and it will be interesting to learn how popular it has been with the general public. Having a national buttefly is wonderful way of bringing scientists and the public together to work for a common cause. Perhaps we might benefit from having a national butterfly in the U.K."—John Stewart, British Journal of Entomology and Natural History, 2005
"The Monarch butterfly, with its beauty and unique migratory behavior, fascinates adults as well as children, nonbiologists as well as biologists. Although this book is about the biological observations and research presented at the Monarch Populations Dynamics Conference in Lawrence, KS, in 2001, it will appeal to anyone who is interested in biology."—American Entomologist, 2005
"The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation is the most up-to-date and therefore essential word on our most beloved butterfly, the grand and endangered phenomenon of the migratory Monarch. Everyone who cares a whit for Monarchs should read these crucial, comprehensive, and fascinating messages from an amazing animal and the scientists who seek to save it."—Robert Michael Pyle, Ph.D., author of Chasing Monarchs: Migrating with the Butterflies of Passage, and founder of The Xerces Society
"The world's best known and perhaps best studied butterfly species still holds some fascinating secrets. This delicate international treasure critically needs protection and the continued vigilance of professional researchers and members of the public. This book describes pressing issues regarding the ecology and conservation of the Monarch butterfly; it is valuable for aesthetic, social, political, and scientific reasons."—J. Mark Scriber, Professor of Entomology, Michigan State University, and author/editor of Swallowtail Butterflies: Their Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
"This book succeeds not only in updating the current state of our knowledge about Monarchs and their fantastic migration, but also in showing how studies of Monarchs contribute to larger issues in contemporary biology, and how citizen scientists can be engaged in the process of scientific discovery. The commitment and hard work of these citizen scientists and the scientists who coach them makes clear the Monarch is the People's butterfly!"—Ron Rutowski, butterfly behavioral ecologist, Arizona State University
"This accessible and highly current summary of monarch butterfly reproduction, migration, over-wintering, and conservation biology should be of interest to scientists, naturalists, and anyone who is simply curious about this elegant insect. The short research papers comprising the book provide a rich mix of information, ranging from basic biology to topical conservation and management issues."—Carol L. Boggs, Stanford University, editor of Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight
Where do North American monarch butterflies fly to each fall? Though millions watch their annual migrations, it was not until 1975 that the spectacular overwintering locality was discovered in the mountains of central Mexico. Since then, four international conferences have been held to formulate protection policies for overwintering monarchs; thousands of people have tagged, monitored, and studied monarchs to understand every aspect of their biology. Ecologists Oberhauser and Solensky (both Univ. of Minnesota) have assembled the results of those efforts into 27 chapters written by 46 authors. Covered is every facet of monarch breeding, migration, and overwintering, as well as population modeling and management; the results of several important studies are being published here for the first time. The text is clearly written, and the mathematical formulas included in certain chapters are not essential to understanding the main ideas. The most up-to-date and comprehensive publication on monarch butterfly biology, this will be an important reference tool in high school and public libraries and for interested citizens and scientists.-Annette Aiello, Smithsonian Tropical Research Inst., Panama Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
