Butterfly Thermal Performance and Plant Interactions
studies how butterflies adapt to changing temperatures and interact with their host plants, which is crucial for understanding how insects will respond to climate change and environmental pressures.
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thermal performance
Temperature-dependent physiological and behavioral responses that affect organism fitness and population dynamics
glucosinolates
Secondary metabolites that mediate interactions with herbivores and pathogens in Brassicaceae
life span variation
The diversity in maximum life spans across mammalian species, ranging from months to over 200 years.
courtship displays
Behavioral displays performed by animals during mating season to attract mates or compete for breeding opportunities
evolutionary trap
When previously adaptive traits become maladaptive due to rapid environmental change, such that organisms are attracted to resources that reduce their...
epigenetic clock
Age estimator based on DNA methylation levels that uses penalized regression to relate chronological age to methylation levels of individual cytosines
biogeographic variation
Morphological differences in the same species across different geographic regions
host-microbiome interactions
The relationship between a host organism and its associated microbial community, including costs and benefits to host fitness
wing coloration
The color patterns and hues on butterfly wings produced by interaction of light with pigments on the wing scales
resting metabolic rate
The rate of energy expenditure for basic physiological maintenance processes, measured as CO₂ emission rate.
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population genomic divergence
Genetic differentiation between populations across the genome, measured by allele frequency differences and population genetic statistics like FST
distribution
climate refugia
Areas where organisms can persist during periods of unfavorable climate change
genome-wide association study
Statistical approach to identify genetic variants associated with traits by scanning the entire genome
plant density effects
How plant population density affects individual plant growth, morphology, and susceptibility to herbivory through competition and resource availabilit...
Theory of Island Biogeography
Framework predicting that larger islands have more species at equilibrium since extinction rates decline and colonization rates increase with increase...
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Y-tube olfactometer assay
Controlled choice experiments measuring butterfly oviposition preference between plant species using matched plant materials in screen cages. Preferen...
quantitative genetic evolutionary model (Pieridae)
Transplant butterflies between high and low elevation sites to quantify differences in flight initiation timing and thermal sensitivity across elevati...
Digital image analysis
Comprehensive measurement of forewing length, wing melanism, and setal length from pinned butterfly specimens using digital micrometry, photography, a...
Flow-through respirometry (Nymphalidae)
CO2 emission measurement using flow-through respirometry to quantify resting metabolic rate and flight metabolic capacity in individual butterflies. I...
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Carol L. Boggs
W. B. Watt
P. R. Ehrlich
J. G. Kingsolver
Noah K Whiteman
Rachel A Steward
Parris T Humphrey
L. B. Buckley
A. D. Gloss
J. K. Higgins
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H. J. MacLean
S. M. Louda
A. Hoikkala
Peter F. Brussard
J. Ellers
Dennis D. Murphy
P. A. Carter
F. S. Chew
Nitin Ravikanthachari
J. E. Rodman
G. C. Daily
D. E. Breedlove
M. L. Stanton
C. W. Wheat
Martha M Villalobos
R. H. Rosenberg
J. L. Hayes
P. M. Dixon
N. J. Huntly
A. H. Ehrlich
J. Routtu
C. E. Holdren
C. L. Remington
M. G. Ritchie
L. F. Gall
Robert B. Cook
Publication (112) →
Heritable plant phenotypes track light and herbivory levels at fine spatial scales
Climate variability slows evolutionary responses of <i>Colias</i> butterflies to recent climate change
Complex life cycles and the responses of insects to climate change
Aversion and attraction to harmful plant secondary compounds jointly shape the foraging ecology of a specialist herbivore
Historical changes in thermoregulatory traits of alpine butterflies reveal complex ecological and evolutionary responses to recent climate change
Understanding insect life histories and senescence through a resource allocation lens
Novel host unmasks heritable variation in plant preference within an insect population
The evolution of wing color in <i>Colias</i> butterflies: heritability, sex linkage, and population divergence
Experience may outweigh cue similarity in maintaining a persistent host plant-based evolutionary trap.
Adaptation at specific loci. VII. Natural selection, dispersal and the diversity of molecular-functional variation patterns among butterfly species complexes (<i>Colias</i>: Lepidoptera, Pieridae)
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Larval food limitation in butterflies: effects on adult resource allocation and fitness
The evolution of wing color: male mate choice opposes adaptive wing color divergence in <i>Colias</i> butterflies
Morphological and physiological determinants of local adaptation to climate in Rocky Mountain butterflies
Mechanistic constraints and optimality models: thermoregulatory strategies in Colias butterflies
Pre- and post-ingestive defenses affect larval feeding on a lethal invasive host plant
Thermoregulation and flight in Colias butterflies: elevational patterns and mechanistic limitations
Within population variation in the demography of Speyeria mormonia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
Fine-Grained Distribution of a Non-Native Resource Can Alter the Population Dynamics of a Native Consumer
Functional ecological implications of intraspecific differences in wing melanization in Colias butterflies
The genome of the Margined White butterfly (Pieris macdunnoughii): sex chromosome insights and the power of polishing with PoolSeq data
Insect herbivory reshapes a native leaf microbiome
Scientists’ warning on climate change and insects
Ecological significance of flight activity in Colias butterflies: implication for reproductive strategy and population structure
Effects of increased flight on the energetics and life history of the butterfly <i>Speyeria mormonia</i>
Geographic divergence in upper thermal limits across insect life stages: does behavior matter?
Molecular-functional studies of adaptive genetic variation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Females' choice of "good genotypes" as mates is promoted by an insect mating system
Genes involved in the evolution of herbivory by a leaf-mining drosophilid fly
Thermal physiological ecology of Colias butterflies in flight
Mating systems and sexual division of foraging effort affect puddling behavior by butterflies
No evidence that gut microbiota impose a net cost on their butterfly host
The green-veined white (Pieris napi L.), its Pierine relatives, and the systematics of divergent character sets (Lepidoptera, Pieridae)
Specific-gene studies of evolutionary mechanisms in an age of genome-wide surveying
Universal DNA methylation age across mammalian tissues
Coevolution of pierid butterflies and their cruciferous foodplants. II. The distribution of eggs on potential foodplants
Thermoregulatory strategies in Colias butterflies: thermal stress and the limits to adaptation in temporally varying environments
Impacts of assisted migration: An introduced herbivore has short-term and long-term effects on its native host plant population
Carry-over effects of larval food stress on adult energetics and life history in a nectar-feeding butterfly
Weather and the "regulation" of subalpine populations
The effect of adult food limitation on life history traits in Speyeria mormonia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
Avoiding paradigm-based limits to knowledge of evolution
Phytochemical correlates of herbivory in a community of native and naturalized cruciferae
The population ecology of a natural population of the pierid butterfly Colias alexandra
Adaptive significance of pigment polymorphism in Colias butterflies. I. Variation of melanin pigment in relation to thermoregulation
Evolution and genomic basis of the plant penetrating ovipositor: a key morphological trait in herbivorous Drosophilidae
Oviposition behavior and offspring performance in herbivorous insects: consequences of climatic and habitat heterogeneity
The extent of variation in male song, wing and genital characters among allopatric <i>Drosophila montana</i> populations
Checkerspot butterflies: a historical perspective
Diversity and abundance of phyllosphere bacteria are linked to insect herbivory
Resource allocation as a driver of senescence: Life history tradeoffs produce age patterns of mortality
Habitat preference of an herbivore shapes the habitat distribution of its host plant
Adaptations at specific loci. IV. Differential mating success among glycolytic allozyme genotypes of Colias butterflies
The matrix matters: effective isolation in fragmented landscapes
Adaptation at specific loci. I. Natural selection on phosphoglucose isomerase of Colias butterflies: biochemical and population aspects
Conservation Lessons from long-term studies of Checkerspot Butterflies
Reproductive allocation from reserves and income in butterfly species with differing adult diets
Bioenergetics and evolutionary genetics: opportunities for new synthesis
Concentration of glucosinolates in relation to habitat and insect herbivory for the native crucifer Cardamine cordifolia
Mud puddling by butterflies is not a simple matter
Thermoregulatory significance of wing melanization in Pieris butterflies (Lepidoptera; Pieridae): physics, posture, and pattern
Herbivory by leaf miners in response to experimental shading of a native crucifer
Delayed population explosion of an introduced butterfly
The population structure of Erebia epipsodea (Lepidoptera: Satyrinae)
Plant-herbivore coevolution: lupines and lycaenids
Evolution in an ancient detoxification pathway is coupled with a transition to herbivory in the Drosophilidae
Herbivore effect on stature, fruiting and leaf dynamics of a native crucifer
Eggs, enzymes, and evolution - natural genetic variants change insect fecundity
Dynamics and structure of a native Pieris population in the presence of a non-native, toxic larval host plant
Insect herbivory as a major factor in the shade distribution of a native crucifer (Cardamine cordifolia A. Gray, bittercress)
Adaptation at specific loci. II. Demographic and biochemical elements in the maintenance of the Colias PGI polymorphism
A general model of the role of male-donated nutrients in female insects' reproduction
DNA methylation networks underlying mammalian traits
Short-term learning and the searching accuracy of egg-laying butterflies
Adaptation at specific loci. V. Metabolically adjacent enzyme loci may have very distinct experiences of selective pressures
The role of chemotactile stimuli in the oviposition preferences of Colias butterflies
Sources of intraspecific variation in the hostplant seeking behavior of Colias butterflies
Effects of larval dietary restriction on body morphology, with implications for flight and life history
Coevolution of pierid butterflies and their cruciferous foodplants. I. The relative quality of available resources
Resource allocation to oocytes: heritable variation with altitude in Colias philodice eriphyle (Lepidoptera)
Population structure and recommendations for conservation of the narrowly endemic alpine butterfly Boloria acrocnema (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
Coevolution: patterns of legume predation by a lycaenid butterfly
Thermoregulation and the determinants of heat transfer in Colias butterflies
Allozymes in evolutionary genetics: self-imposed burden or extraordinary tool?
Resource specialization in puddling Lepidoptera
The use of fluorescent pigments to study insect behaviour: investigating mating patterns in a butterfly population
Evolution of herbivory in Drosophilidae linked to loss of behaviors, antennal responses, odorant receptors and ancestral diet
Resource allocation: exploring connections between foraging and life history strategies
Thermal ecology of Pieris butterflies (Lepidoptera; Pieridae): a new mechanism of behavioral thermoregulation
A study of key characteristics for distinguishing several Drosophila affinis subgroup species, with a description of a new related species
Plant resources and butterfly habitat selection
Does butterfly diversity predict moth diversity? Testing a popular taxon at local scales
Emergence patterns in male butterflies: a hypothesis and a test
Population structure of pierid butterflies. IV. Genetic and physiological investment in offspring by male Colias
Dynamics of reproductive allocation from juvenile and adult feeding: radiotracer studies
The role of field stations in the preservation of biological diversity
Some observations on spatial distribution in a montane population of Euphydryas editha
Variation in generation time in Frasera speciosa (Gentianaceae), a long-lived perennial monocarp
Suture-zones of hybrid interaction between recently joined biotas
Non-adaptive" hilltopping behavior in male checkerspot butterflies (Euphydryas editha)
Egg distribution and survivorship in the pierid butterfly, Colias alexandra
Colorado checkerspot butterflies: isolation, neutrality, and the biospecies
Adaptive significance of pigment polymorphism in Colias butterflies. III. Progress in study of the "alba" variant
Community composition in mountain ecosystems: climatic determinants of montane butterfly distributions
The phenetic relationships of the butterflies. I. Adult taxonomy and the non-specificity hypothesis
Testing the "mimicry" explanation for the <i>Colias</i> "alba" polymorphism: patterns of co-occurrence of <i>Colias</i> and Pierine butterflies
Reproductive isolation among allopatric <i>Drosophila montana</i> populations
Complex population differentiation in checkerspot butterflies (<i>Euphydryas</i> spp.)
Comparative studies of the developmental rates, hibernation, and food plants in North American Colias (Lepidoptera, Pieridae)
Genetic differentiation of populations of Weidemeyer’s admiral butterfly.
Duration of female availability and its effect on butterfly mating systems
Butterfly engineering
Testing the 'mimicry' explanation for the Colias 'alba' polymorphism: platability of Colias and other butterflies to wild bird predators
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Effects of herbivory by a translocated butterfly on plant size and seed set of Lonicera involucrata
Assisted migration consists of the introduction of a species to previously inhabited areas or to new suitable regions. Such introductions have been to...
Novel host plant unmasks heritable variation in plant preference within an insect population
Introductions of novel plant species can disturb the historical resource environment of herbivorous insects, resulting in strong selection to either...
Carry-over effects of larval food stress on adult energetics and life history in a nectar-feeding butterfly
Stressful juvenile developmental conditions can affect performance and fitness later in life. In holometabolous insects such as butterflies, developme...
Diversity and abundance of phyllosphere bacteria are linked to insect herbivory
Simultaneous or sequential attack by herbivores and microbes is common in plants. Many seed plants exhibit a defence trade-off against chewing herbivo...
Data from: Effects of increased flight on the energetics and life history of the butterfly Speyeria mormonia
Movement uses resources that may otherwise be allocated to somatic maintenance or reproduction. How does increased energy expenditure affect resource ...
Data from: No evidence that gut microbiota impose a net cost on their butterfly host
Gut microbes are believed to play a critical role in most animal life, yet fitness effects and cost benefit-tradeoffs incurred by the host are poorly ...
Repeated measures data accompanying the paper: Effects of Increased Flight on the Energetics and Life History of the Butterfly Speyeria mormonia
Data are in microsoft excel .xlsx format. Descriptions of each data type, including units, are in "comments" associated with the headers on each data ...
Habitat preference of an herbivore shapes the habitat distribution of its host plant
Plant distributions can be limited by habitat-biased herbivory, but the proximate causes of such biases are rarely known. Distinguishing plant-centric...
Fine-grained distribution of a non-native resource can alter the population dynamics of a native consumer
Map data used in simulations described in: Mifuyu Nakajima and Carol l. Boggs. 2015. Fine-grained distribution of a non-native resource can alter the ...
shorvath/MammalianMethylationConsortium: Mammalian methylation + universal pan mammalian clocks
This version includes the software packages from the Mammalian Methylation Consortium: 1- Genome coordinates for different species 2- R code for align...