Geoff Miller, PhD

Geoff Miller, PhD

Wildlife ecologist specializing in animal movement and species interactions between carnivores across spatial scales.

Artificial light at night increases the nighttime feeding of monarch butterfly caterpillars without affecting host plant quality

Published in Basic and Applied Ecology, 2023

This work grew out of my 2018 Research Experience for Undergraduates fellowship at Blandy Experimental Farm with Kyle Haynes. We tested whether light pollution affects monarch caterpillars directly, or indirectly by changing the quality of their common milkweed host plants.

Recommended citation: Haynes, K. J., Miller, G. D., Serrano-Perez, M. C., Hey, M. H., & Emer, L. K. (2023). "Artificial light at night increases the nighttime feeding of monarch butterfly caterpillars without affecting host plant quality." Basic and Applied Ecology, 72, 10–15.
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