Monarch butterflies are among the most popular insect species in
the world and are an icon for conservation groups and environmental
education programs. Monarch caterpillars and adults are easily
recognizable as welcome visitors to gardens in North America and
beyond, and their spectacular migration in eastern North America
(from breeding locations in Canada and the United States to
overwintering sites in Mexico) has captured the imagination of the
public.Monarch migration, behavior, and chemical ecology have been
studied for decades. Yet many aspects of monarch biology have come
to light in only the past few years. These aspects include
questions regarding large-scale trends in monarch population sizes,
monarch interactions with pathogens and insect predators, and
monarch molecular genetics and large-scale evolution. A growing
number of current research findings build on the observations of
citizen scientists, who monitor monarch migration, reproduction,
survival, and disease. Monarchs face new threats from humans as
they navigate a changing landscape marked by deforestation,
pesticides, genetically modified crops, and a changing climate, all
of which place the future of monarchs and their amazing migration
in peril. To meet the demand for a timely synthesis of monarch
biology, conservation and outreach, Monarchs in a Changing World
summarizes recent developments in scientific research, highlights
challenges and responses to threats to monarch conservation, and
showcases the many ways that monarchs are used in citizen science
programs, outreach, and education. It examines issues pertaining to
the eastern and western North American migratory populations, as
well as to monarchs in South America, the Pacific and Caribbean
Islands, and Europe. The target audience includes entomologists,
population biologists, conservation policymakers, and K-12
teachers.Contributors: Anurag A. Agrawal, Cornell University; Jared
G. Ali, Michigan State University; Sonia Altizer, University of
Georgia; Michael C. Anderson, Eden Prairie, Minnesota; Sophia M.
Anderson, Eden Prairie, Minnesota; Kim Bailey, Georgia Department
of Natural Resources; Rebecca Batalden, University of Minnesota;
Kristen A. Baum, Oklahoma State University; Scott Hoffman Black,
Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation; Brianna Borders,
Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation; Lincoln P. Brower,
Sweet Briar College; Wendy Caldwell, University of Minnesota;
Mariana Cantu-Fernandez, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico;
Nicola Chamberlain, Harvard University; Sonya Charest, Montreal
Insectarium; Andrew K. Davis, University of Georgia; Alma De Anda,
Covina, California; Guadalupe del Rio Pesado, Alternare, A.C.,
Mexico; Janet Kudell-Ekstrum, USDA Forest Service; Linda S. Fink,
Sweet Briar College; Mark Fishbein, Oklahoma State University; Juan
Fernandez-Haeger, University of Cordoba, Spain; Eligio Garcia
Serrano, Fondo Monarca, Mexico; Mark Garland, Cape May Monarch
Monitoring Project; Brian Hayes, Monarch Teacher Network; Elizabeth
Howard, Journey North; Mark D. Hunter, University of Michigan;
Sarina Jepsen, Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation; Diego
Jordano, University of Cordoba, Spain; Matthew C. Kaiser,
University of Minnesota; Ridlon J. Kiphart, Texas Master
Naturalists; Marcus R. Kronforst, University of Chicago; Jim
Lovett, University of Kansas; Eric Lee-Mader, Xerces Society for
Invertebrate Conservation; Stephen B. Malcolm, Western Michigan
University; Hector Martinez-Torres, Universidad Nacional Autonoma
de Mexico; Susan Meyers, Stone Mountain Memorial Association; Erik
A. Mollenhauer, Monarch Teacher Network; Mia Monroe, Xerces Society
for Invertebrate Conservation; Eneida B. Montesinos-Patino, Monarch
Butterfly Fund; Gail M. Morris, Southwest Monarch Study; Elisha K.
Mueller, Oklahoma State University; Kelly R. Nail, University of
Minnesota; Karen S. Oberhauser, University of Minnesota; Diego R.
Perez-Salicrup, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Amanda A.
Pierce, Emory University; John Pleasants, Iowa State University;
Victoria Pocius, University of Kansas; Robert Michael Pyle,
Northwest Lepidoptera Survey; M. Isabel Ramirez, Universidad
Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Sergio Rasmann, University of
California, Irvine; Gerald Rehfeldt, USDA Forest Service; Eduardo
Rendon-Salinas, World Wildlife Fund-Mexico; Leslie Ries, National
Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center; Jacobus C. de Roode, Emory
University; Richard G. RuBino, Florida State University; Ann Ryan,
University of Kansas; Cuauhtemoc Saenz-Romero, Universidad
Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo; Lidia Salas-Canela,
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Phil Schappert, Biophilia
Consulting; Priya C. Shahani, Oregon State University; Benjamin H.
Slager, Western Michigan University; Michelle J. Solensky,
University of Jamestown; Douglas J. Taron, Chicago Academy of
Sciences/Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum; Orley R. Taylor, University
of Kansas; Rocio Trevino, Proteccion de la Fauna Mexicana A.C.;
Francis X. Villablanca, California Polytechnic State University;
Dick Walton, New Jersey Audubon/Cape May Bird Observatory; Ernest
H. Williams, Hamilton College; Elisabeth Young-Isebrand, University
of Minnesota; Myron P. Zalucki, University of Queensland; Raul R.
Zubieta, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
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