Research Publications of Interest (not comprehensive)

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2018
V. M. Pocius, “Monarch butterflies do not place all of their eggs in one basket: oviposition on nine Midwestern milkweed species”, Ecosphere, vol. 9, no. 1, 2018.
T. J. Grant, “Predicting monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) movement and egg-laying with a spatially-explicit agent-based model: The role of monarch perceptual range and spatial memory”, Ecological Modelling, vol. 374, 2018.
2017
V. M. Pocius, “Milkweed Matters: Monarch Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Survival and Development on Nine Midwestern Milkweed Species”, Environmental Entomology , 2017.PDF icon milkweed_matters_oxford_2017.pdf (319.68 KB)
V. M. Pocius, “Performance of early instar monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus L.) on nine milkweed species native to Iowa”, Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society , vol. 71, no. 3, 2017.PDF icon lepi.71i3.a5.pdf (511.62 KB)
2015
M. Berenbaum, “Road Worrier”, American Entomologist, vol. 61, pp. 5-8, 2015.
D. T. T. Flockhart, Pichancourt, J. - B., Norris, D. R., and Martin, T. G., “Unravelling the annual cycle in a migratory animal: breeding-season habitat loss drives population declines of monarch butterflies.”, J. Animal Ecology, vol. 84, pp. 155-165, 2015.
2014
K. A. Gill, Cox, R., and O'Neal, M. E., “Quality Over Quantity: Buffer Strips can be Improved with Select Native Plant Species.”, Environmental Entomology, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 298-311, 2014.
2013
T. T. Heidel-Baker, O'Neal, M. E., Batzer, J. C., and Gleason, M. L., “Attracting Beneficial Insects to Iowa Agricultural Crops through Floral Provisioning.”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2076, 2013.
K. A. Gill, “Development of best-practices for conserving beneficial insects within Iowa's agricultural landscape.”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2013.
S. M. Hirsh, Mabry, C. M., Schulte, L. A., and Liebman, M. Z., “Diversifying agricultural catchments by incorporating tallgrass prairie buffer strips.”, Ecological Restoration, vol. 31, pp. 201-211, 2013.
L. M. Martin, “Mechanisms altering exotic-native proportions in plant communities, and impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems.”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2013.
P. J.M. and K.S., O., “Milkweed loss in agricultural fields because of herbicide use: effect on the monarch butterfly population”, Insect Conservation and Diversity, vol. 6, pp. 135-144, 2013.
2012
S. T.L., “Spatially explicit land-use and land-cover scenarios for the Great Plains of the United States”, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, vol. 153, pp. 1-15, 2012.
H. Asbjornsen, Hernandez-Santana, V., Liebman, M. Z., Bayala, J., Chen, J., Helmers, M. J., Ong, C. K., and Schulte, L. A., “Targeting perennial vegetation in agricultural landscapes for enhancing ecosystem services.”, Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, vol. 29, pp. 101-125, 2012.
Z. E.F., “Tracking climate impacts on the migratory monarch butterfly.”, Global Change Biology, vol. 18, pp. 3039-3049, 2012.
R. A. Moranz, Debinski, D. M., McGranahan, D. A., Engle, D. M., and Miller, J. R., “Untangling the effects of fire, grazing, and land-use legacies on grassland butterfly communities.”, Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 21, no. 11, pp. 2719-2746, 2012.
2011
D. M. Debinski, Moranz, R. A., Delaney, J. T., Miller, J. R., Engle, D. M., Winkler, L. B., McGranahan, D. A., Barney, R. J., Trager, J. C., Stephenson, A. L., and Gillespie, M. K., “A cross-taxonomic comparison of insect responses to grassland management and land-use legacies.”, Ecosphere, vol. 2, no. 12, 2011.
L. M. Martin and Wilsey, B. J., “Improving Prairie Restorations”, 131, 2011.
B. J. Wilsey, Huang, Y., and Martin, L. M., “Species Diversity is a Good Predictor of Prairie Plant Persistence in Restorations.”, 129, 2011.
2010
M. P. Zaluki and Lammers, J. H., “Dispersal and egg shortfall in Monarch butterflies: what happens when the matrix is cleaned up?”, Ecological Entomol., vol. 35, pp. 84-91, 2010.
K. A. Yurkonis, “Effects of fine-scale plant arrangement on grassland establishment.”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2010.PDF icon Effects of fine-scale plant arrangement on grassland establishmen.pdf (480.99 KB)
L. M. Martin and Wilsey, B. J., “Native Cover Crops and Timing of Planting: Three Years of Establishment”, 292, 2010.
R. G. Hartzler, “Reduction in common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) occurrence in Iowa cropland from 1999 to 2009.”, Crop Production, vol. 29, pp. 1542-1544, 2010.
2009
E. Lindsey, Mehta, M., Dhulipala, V., Oberhauser, K., and Altizer, S., “Crowding and disease: effects of host density on response to infection in a butterfly-parasite interaction”, Ecological Entomology, vol. 34, pp. 551-561, 2009.
2008
K. A. Yurkonis, Wilsey, B. J., and Moloney, K. A., “The Effect of Plant Distribution on Diversity and Exotic Species Invasion in Prairie Restoration”, Iowa State University, Ames, 493, 2008.
2007
B. J. Wilsey and Blong, A., “Native Cover Crops and Timing of Planting: Effects on Weed Invasion and Prairie Establishment.”, 815, 2007.
2005
B. J. Wilsey and Blong, A., “Native Cover Crops: Effects on Weed Invasion and Prairie Establishment”, Iowa State University, Ames, 1173, 2005.
D. T. Ladner and Altizer, S., “Oviposition preference and larval performance of North American monarch butterflies on four Asclepias species”, Entom. Exp. Appl., vol. 116, pp. 9-20, 2005.
B. J. Wilsey and Losure, D., “Plant Species Effects on Diversity and Weed Invasion Resistance in Restored Grasslands”, Iowa State University, Ames, 1174, 2005.
2004
P. L. Anderson, “Field distribution and effects of Bt-expressing corn anthers on survival, development, and behavior of the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (L)”, Iowa State University, Ames, 2004.
B. J. Wilsey and Blong, A., “Native Cover Crops: Germination and First-Season Cover and Biomass”, Iowa State University, Ames, 1308, 2004.
B. J. Wilsey and Losure, D., “Plant Species Effects on Diversity and Weed Invasion Resistance in Restored Grasslands”, Iowa State University, Ames, 1299, 2004.
2003
B. J. Wilsey, “Dominant Grass Effects on Diversity and Functioning of Restored Grassland”, Iowa State University, Ames, 1428, 2003.
2001
L. Ries and Debinski, D. M., “Butterfly responses to habitat edges in the highly fragmented prairies of Central Iowa”, J. Animal Ecology, vol. 70, pp. 840-852, 2001.
K. S. Oberhauser, Prysby, M. D., Mattila, H. R., Stanley-Horn, D. E., Sears, M. K., Dively, G., Olson, E., Pleasants, J. M., Lam, W. F., and Hellmich, R. L., “Temporal and spatial overlap between monarch larvae and corn pollen”, PNAS, vol. 98, pp. 11913-11918, 2001.
2000
R. G. Hartzler and Buhler, D. D., “Occurrence of common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) in cropland and adjacent areas.”, Crop Protection, vol. 19, pp. 363-366, 2000.
1998
L. I. Wassenaar and Hobson, K. A., “Natal origins of migratory monarch butterflies at wintering colonies in Mexico: new isotopic evidence”, PNAS, vol. 95, pp. 15436-15439, 1998.