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List of Publications on Butterfly Migration and Insect Flight

Publications on Monarch Butterflies and other Migrants

Journal Articles

1. Gibo, David L. and J. M. McCurdy. 1993. Evidence for use of water ballast by Monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus (Nymphalidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 47(2): 154-160.
   
   
2. Gibo, David L. and J. M. McCurdy. 1993. Lipid accumulation of migrating Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus L.) Canadian Journal of Zoology 71(1):76-82.
   
   
3. Gibo, David L. 1981. Altitudes attained by migrating Monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus (Lepidoptera: Danaidae) as reported by glider pilots. Canadian Journal of Zoology 59(3): 571-572
   
   
4. Gibo, David L. 1981 Some observations on soaring flight in the Mourning Cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa L.) in southern Ontario. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 89(2): 98-101.
   
   
5. Gibo David L. 1981 Some observations on slope soaring in Pantella flavescens (Odonata: Libellulidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 89(3): 184-187.
   
   
6. Gibo, David L. and M. J. Pallett. 1979. Soaring flight of Monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus (Lepidoptera: Danaidae) during the late summer migration in southern Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 57(7): 1393-1401.
   
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Book Chapter

1. Gibo, David L. 1986. Flight Strategies of migrating monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus L.) in southern Ontario. Book Chapter. In Insect Flight, Dispersal, and Migration. W. Danthanarayana Ed. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York. pp. 172-184.
   
   

Book Reviews

1. Gibo, David L. 1995. Review of Biology and conservation of the monarch butterfly, Edited by S. Malcolm and M. Zalucki, 491 pp. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 1993. In American Scientist. Vol 83(2):189-190.
   
   
2. Gibo, David L. 1996. Borne on the wind: Long-range migration by insects. Review of Insect migration: tracking resources through space and time, Edited by V. A. Drake and A. G. Gatehouse. Cambridge University Press, 1995. In Ecology 77(8): 2575-2576.

Popular Articles

1. Gibo, David L. 1997. School of Higher Learning. Seasons 37(2): p 46. Federation of Ontario Naturalists.
   
   
2. Wayatt, V. and D. L. Gibo. 1982. The mysteries of migration. Owl 7(8): 10 - 15.
   
   

3. Gibo, David L. 1980. Using soaring butterflies to mark thermals for radio controlled model sailplanes. In R/C soaring column, Dr. Fogel editor. R/C Model builder 10:30-31 + 95.

Unpublished Manuscripts

1. Gibo, David L. 1990.  Migration of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus L.):  flight tactitics energy budgets, and navigation.  195 pages, 24 Tables, and 6 figures.