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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
Recent progress in the field of wildlife disease ecology
demonstrates that infectious disease plays a crucial role in the
lives of wild animals. Parasites and pathogens should be especially
important for social animals in which high contact among
individuals increases the potential for disease spread. As one of
the best studied mammalian groups, primates offer a unique
opportunity to examine how complex behaviours (including social
organization) influence the risk of acquiring infectious diseases,
and the defences used by animals to avoid infection. This book
explores the correlates of disease risk in primates, including not
only social and mating behaviour but also diet, habitat use, life
history, geography and phylogeny. The authors examine how a core
set of host and parasite traits influence patterns of parasitism at
three levels of biological organization: among individuals, among
populations, and across species. A major goal is to synthesize, for
the first time, four disparate areas of research: primate
behavioural ecology, parasite biology, wildlife epidemiology, and
the behavioural and immune defences employed by animals to counter
infectious disease. Throughout, the authors provide an overview of
the remarkable diversity of infectious agents found in wild primate
populations. Additional chapters consider how knowledge of
infectious diseases in wild primates can inform efforts focused on
primate conservation and human health. More generally, this book
identifies infectious disease as an important frontier in our
understanding of primate behaviour and ecology. It highlights
future challenges for testing the links between host and parasite
traits, including hypotheses for the effects of disease on primate
social and mating systems.
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