Dr. Bill Calvert's Scientific Papers

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Brower, L.P., Calvert, W.H., Hedrick, L.E., Christian, J. 1977. Biological observations on an overwintering colony of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus, Danaidae) in Mexico. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 31(4): 232-242. [PDF]

Calvert, W.H., Hedrick, L.E., Brower, L.P. 1979. Mortality of the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus L.): avian predation at five overwintering sites in Mexico. Science 204(4395): 847-851. [Abstract]

Calvert, W.H., ed. 1981. Project 1958, Conservation of the Mexican Monarch butterfly. Vol. 1980-1981. London.

Calvert, W.H. & L.P. Brower. 1981. The importance of forest cover for the survival of overwintering monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus, Danaidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 35(3): 216-225. [PDF]

Calvert, W.H., W. Zuchowski & L.P. Brower. 1982. The impact of forest thinning on microclimate in monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus L.) overwintering areas of Mexico. Boletin de la Sociedad Botanica de Mexico 42: 11-18.

Calvert, W.H., W. Zuchowski & L.P. Brower. 1983. The effect of rain, snow and freezing temperatures on overwintering monarch butterflies in Mexico. Biotropica 15: 42-47.

Calvert, W.H. & J.A. Cohen. 1983. The adaptive significance of crawling up onto foliage for the survival of grounded overwintering monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) in Mexico. Ecological Entomology 8: 471-474.

Calvert, W.H., W. Zuchowski & L.P. Brower. 1984. Monarch butterfly conservation: Interactions of cold weather, forest thinning and storms on the survival of overwintering monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus L.) in Mexico. Atala 9: 2-6.

Brower, L.P. & W.H. Calvert. 1985. Foraging dynamics of bird predators on overwintering monarch butterflies in Mexico. Evolution 39:852-868.

Calvert, W.H. & L.P. Brower. 1986. The location of monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus L.) overwintering colonies in Mexico in relation to topography and climate. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 40(3): 164-187. [PDF]

Calvert, W.H., M. Hyatt & N.P. Mendoza-V. 1986. The effects of understory vegetation on the survival of overwintering monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus L.) in Mexico. Acta Zoologica Mexicana Nueva Serie 18: 1-17.

Calvert, W.H., N.P. Mendoza-V. & R.O. Lawton. 1986. Relationship between mortality and habitat structure at several Mexican monarch butterfly overwintering colonies. Field report to Monarca, A. C., and the World Wildlife Fund.

Calvert, W.H., Malcolm, S.B., Glendinning, J.I., Brower, L.P., Zalucki, M.P., et al. 1989. Conservation biology of monarch butterfly overwintering sites in Mexico. Vida Silvestre Neotropical 2(1): 38-48.

Herman, W.S., L.P. Brower & W.H. Calvert. 1989. Reproductive tract development in monarch butterflies overwintering in California and Mexico. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 43(1): 50-58. [PDF]

Calvert, W.H, L.P. Brower & R.O. Lawton. 1992. Mass flight response of overwintering monarch butterflies (Nymphalidae) to cloud-induced changes in solar radiation intensity in Mexico. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 46(2): 97-105. [PDF]

De la Maza, E.J., & W.H. Calvert. 1993. Investigations of possible monarch butterfly overwintering areas in central and southeastern Mexico. Pp. 295-297. In: S.B. Malcolm & M.P. Zalucki. (editors.) Biology and Conservation of the Monarch Butterfly. Publications of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles.

Calvert, W.H. & R.O. Lawton. 1993. Comparative phenology of variation in size, weight, and water content of eastern North American monarch butterflies at five overwintering sites in Mexico. Pp. 299-307 In: S.B. Malcolm & M.P. Zalucki. (editors). Biology and Conservation of the Monarch Butterfly. Science Series. Vol. 38. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles.

Calvert, W.H. 1994. Behavioral response of monarch butterflies (Nymphalidae) to disturbances in their habitat: a startle response? Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 48(2): 157-165. [PDF]

Brower, L.P., L.S. Fink, A.V Z. Brower, K. Leong, K. Oberhauser, S. Altizer, O. Taylor, D. Vickerman, W.H. Calvert, T. Van Hook, A. Alonso-M., S.B. Malcolm, D.F. Owen, & M.P. Zalucki. 1995. On the dangers of interpopulational transfers of monarch butterflies. Bioscience: 45: 540-544. [PDF]

Calvert, W.H. 1996. Fire ant predation on monarch larvae (Nymphalidae: Danainae) in a central Texas prairie. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 50(2): 149-151. [PDF]

Calvert, W.H. 1999. Patterns in the spatial and temporal use of Texas milkweeds (Asclepiadaceae) by the Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus L.) during fall, 1996. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 53(1):37-44. [PDF]

Calvert W.H. & M. Wagner. 1999. Patterns in the monarch butterfly migration through Texas–1993 to 1995. Pp. 119-25 In: The 1997 North American Conference on the Monarch Butterfly. Hoth J., Merino L., Oberhauser K., Pisantry I., Price S. and Wilkinson T. (eds). Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Montreal, Canada. [PDF]

Bojorquez-T., L.A., L.P. Brower, G. Castilleja, S. Sanchez-C., M. Hernandez, W. Calvert, S. Diaz, P. Gomez-P., G. Alcantar, E. Daniela Melgarejo, M. Jose Solares, L. Gutierrez & M. Del Lourdes Juarez. 2003. Mapping Expert Knowledge: Redesigning the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. The Journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. 17(2): 367-379. [PDF]

Calvert, W.H. 2004a. The effect of fire ants on monarchs breeding in Texas. Pp. 47-54 in: The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Oberhauser K. S. and M. J. Solensky (eds). Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY. [Google Preview]

Calvert, W.H. 2004b. Two methods for estimating overwintering monarch population size in Mexico. Pp. 121-128 in: The Monarch Butterfly: Biology and Conservation. Oberhauser K. S. and M. J. Solensky (eds). Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY. [Google Preview]