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A global phylogeny of butterflies reveals their evolutionary history, ancestral hosts and biogeographic origins ⬇️

scientific article published in 2023

A high-throughput multispectral imaging system for museum specimens

scientific article published in 2022

A hypothesis for robust polarization vision: an example from the Australian imperial blue butterfly, <i>Jalmenus evagoras</i>

scientific article published in 2023

A molecular phylogeny of the stingless bee genus Melipona (Hymenoptera: Apidae).

scientific article

A phylogenetic revision of the Glaucopsyche section (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with special focus on the Phengaris–Maculinea clade

scientific article (publication date: October 2011)

A social parasite evolved reproductive isolation from its fungus-growing ant host in sympatry

scientific article

A veritable menagerie of heritable bacteria from ants, butterflies, and beyond: broad molecular surveys and a systematic review

scientific article

An Introduced Crop Plant Is Driving Diversification of the Virulent Bacterial Pathogen Erwinia tracheiphila

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An ancient push-pull pollination mechanism in cycads

scientific article published on 12 June 2020

Ancient Neotropical origin and recent recolonisation: Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification of the Riodinidae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea).

scientific article published on 8 August 2015

Animals in a bacterial world, a new imperative for the life sciences

scientific article (publication date: 26 February 2013)

Army ants harbor a host-specific clade of Entomoplasmatales bacteria

scientific article

Asexual reproduction in introduced and native populations of the ant Cerapachys biroi

scientific article

Assessing the quality of different ant species as partners of a myrmecophilous butterfly

scientific article

Asynchronous diversification in a specialized plant-pollinator mutualism

scientific article

Author Correction: Herbivorous turtle ants obtain essential nutrients from a conserved nitrogen-recycling gut microbiome.

scientific article

Author Correction: Spatial fidelity of workers predicts collective response to disturbance in a social insect.

scientific article published on 31 May 2018

Bacterial gut symbionts are tightly linked with the evolution of herbivory in ants

scientific article

Behavioral, ecological and evolutionary mechanisms underlying caterpillar-ant symbioses

scientific article published in 2022

Codiversification in an ant-plant mutualism: stem texture and the evolution of host use in Crematogaster (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) inhabitants of Macaranga (Euphorbiaceae).

scientific article

Complex hemolymph circulation patterns in grasshopper wings

scientific article published in 2023

Convergence in Multispecies Interactions

scientific article published on 5 February 2016

Cycad phylogeny predicts host plant use of <i>Eumaeus</i> butterflies

scientific article published in 2023

Dating the origin of the Orchidaceae from a fossil orchid with its pollinator

scientific article

Dissecting host-associated communities with DNA barcodes

scientific article

Distinctive fungal communities in an obligate African ant-plant mutualism.

scientific article published in March 2017

Draft Genome Sequence of Erwinia tracheiphila, an Economically Important Bacterial Pathogen of Cucurbits.

scientific article published on 4 June 2015

Dramatic Differences in Gut Bacterial Densities Correlate with Diet and Habitat in Rainforest Ants

scientific article

Dramatic differences in gut bacterial densities help to explain the relationship between diet and habitat in rainforest ants

scholarly article published 7 March 2017

Ecological specialization is associated with genetic structure in the ant-associated butterfly family Lycaenidae

scientific article published on 12 September 2018

Economic contract theory tests models of mutualism ⬇️

scientific article published on August 23, 2010

Economic game theory for mutualism and cooperation.

scientific article

Establishing criteria for higher-level classification using molecular data: the systematics of Polyommatus blue butterflies (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) ⬇️

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Evolutionary trade-offs between male secondary sexual traits revealed by a phylogeny of the hyperdiverse tribe Eumaeini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

scientific article published in 2021

Exploring phenotypic plasticity and biogeography in emerald moths: A phylogeny of the genus Nemoria (Lepidoptera: Geometridae).

scientific article

Genes involved in the evolution of herbivory by a leaf-mining, Drosophilid fly

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

Genome Evolution of Bartonellaceae Symbionts of Ants at the Opposite Ends of the Trophic Scale

scientific article published on 01 July 2018

Gut microbiomes of cycad-feeding insects tolerant to β-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) are rich in siderophore biosynthesis

scientific article published in 2023

Gut microbiota of dung beetles correspond to dietary specializations of adults and larvae

scientific article published on November 2016

Herbivorous turtle ants obtain essential nutrients from a conserved nitrogen-recycling gut microbiome.

scientific article published on 6 March 2018

Host plant specialization driven by sexual selection

scientific article

How common are dot-like distributions? Taxonomical oversplitting in western European Agrodiaetus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) revealed by chromosomal and molecular markers

scholarly article by Roger Vila et al published 24 August 2010 in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

In Situ Activation and Heterologous Production of a Cryptic Lantibiotic from an African Plant Ant-Derived Saccharopolyspora Species

scientific article published on 21 January 2020

In the shadow of phylogenetic uncertainty: the recent diversification of Lysandra butterflies through chromosomal change

scientific article

LepNet: The Lepidoptera of North America Network

scientific article

Local distribution of the lycaenid butterfly, Jalmenus evagoras, in response to host ants and plants

scientific article

Lycaenid Caterpillar Secretions Manipulate Attendant Ant Behavior

scientific article published on 28 July 2015

Measuring protected-area effectiveness using vertebrate distributions from leech iDNA

scientific article published on 23 March 2022

Microbial Communities of Lycaenid Butterflies Do Not Correlate with Larval Diet

scientific article

Mining the plant-herbivore interface with a leafmining Drosophila of Arabidopsis

scientific article

Myrmecophiles ⬇️

scientific article published on March 22, 2011

Neonicotinoid exposure disrupts bumblebee nest behavior, social networks, and thermoregulation

scientific article published in Science

Phylogeny of the ants: diversification in the age of angiosperms

scientific article

Phylogeography and genetic diversity of a widespread Old World butterfly, Lampides boeticus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

scientific article (publication date: 30 October 2008)

Physical and behavioral adaptations to prevent overheating of the living wings of butterflies

scientific article published on 28 January 2020

Profiling, monitoring and conserving caterpillar fungus in the Himalayan region using anchored hybrid enrichment markers

scientific article published on 27 April 2022

Pseudomonas syringae enhances herbivory by suppressing the reactive oxygen burst in Arabidopsis

scientific article

Pseudomonas syringae manipulates systemic plant defenses against pathogens and herbivores

scientific article

Reinforcement of pre-zygotic isolation and karyotype evolution in Agrodiaetus butterflies

scientific article (publication date: 21 July 2005)

Social behaviour in bees influences the abundance of Sodalis (Enterobacteriaceae) symbionts

scientific article published on 11 July 2018

Social insect symbionts: evolution in homeostatic fortresses

scientific article

Solitary bees reduce investment in communication compared with their social relatives

scientific article

Spatial fidelity of workers predicts collective response to disturbance in a social insect.

scientific article published on 3 April 2018

Specialization and geographic isolation among Wolbachia symbionts from ants and lycaenid butterflies

scientific article

Stability and phylogenetic correlation in gut microbiota: lessons from ants and apes

scientific article

Strict monandry in the ponerine army ant genus Simopelta suggests that colony size and complexity drive mating system evolution in social insects

scientific article

Synergistic effects of combining morphological and molecular data in resolving the phylogeny of butterflies and skippers

scientific article

Tempo of speciation in a butterfly genus from the Southeast Asian tropics, inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data

scientific article

The draft genome of a socially polymorphic halictid bee, Lasioglossum albipes

scientific article

The ecology and evolution of ant association in the Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera).

scientific article

The evolution of alternative parasitic life histories in large blue butterflies

scientific article

The genetic basis of a social polymorphism in halictid bees

scientific article published in Nature Communications

Thitarodes shambalaensis sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae): a new host of the caterpillar fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis supported by genome-wide SNP data

scholarly article

When caterpillars attack: Biogeography and life history evolution of the Miletinae (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).

scientific article published on 27 February 2015

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