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2023
Childers R, Bernard G, Huang H, Tsai C-C, Stoddard M, Hogan B, Greenwood J, Soucy E, Cornwall M, Lim M, et al. A hypothesis for robust polarization vision: an example from the Australian imperial blue butterfly, Jalmenus evagoras. Journal of Experimental Biology. 2023;226(7). doi:10.1242/jeb.244515
Childers R, Bernard G, Huang H, Tsai C-C, Stoddard M, Hogan B, Greenwood J, Soucy E, Cornwall M, Lim M, et al. A hypothesis for robust polarization vision: an example from the Australian imperial blue butterfly, Jalmenus evagoras. Journal of Experimental Biology. 2023;226(7). doi:10.1242/jeb.244515
The Australian lycaenid butterfly Jalmenus evagoras has iridescent wings that are sexually dimorphic, spectrally and in their degree of polarization, suggesting that these properties are likely to be important in mate recognition. We first describe the...
Lienard MA, Baez-Nieto D, Tsai C-C, Valencia-Montoya W, Werin B, Johanson U, Lassance J-M, Pan J, Yu N, Pierce NE. Convergent evolution of noxious heat sensing by TRPA5, a novel class of heat sensor in Rhodnius prolixus. bioRxiv. 2023:2023.05.26.542450. doi:10.1101/2023.05.26.542450
Lienard MA, Baez-Nieto D, Tsai C-C, Valencia-Montoya W, Werin B, Johanson U, Lassance J-M, Pan J, Yu N, Pierce NE. Convergent evolution of noxious heat sensing by TRPA5, a novel class of heat sensor in Rhodnius prolixus. bioRxiv. 2023:2023.05.26.542450. doi:10.1101/2023.05.26.542450
Insects are ectotherms, and as such, rely on a diverse repertoire of thermoreceptors to monitor environmental temperature and control behavioral thermoregulation. Here, we use structural, phylogenetic, genetic, and functional analyses to show that TRPA5...
Wang Z, Chan W-P, Pham N, Zeng J, Pierce N, Lohman D, Meng W. One in five butterfly species sold online across borders. 2023;283:110092.
Wang Z, Chan W-P, Pham N, Zeng J, Pierce N, Lohman D, Meng W. One in five butterfly species sold online across borders. 2023;283:110092.
Humankind's appreciation for butterflies spans cultures and millennia, including the practice of assembling butterfly collections. We monitored the global e-commerce platform eBay.com for one year and obtained 50,555 time-stamped transactions of 3767...
Bittleston LS, Wolock C, Maeda J, Infante V, Ané J-M, Pierce NE, Pringle A. Carnivorous Nepenthes Pitchers with Less Acidic Fluid House Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria. Environmental Microbiology. 2023;89(7):e00812–23.
Bittleston LS, Wolock C, Maeda J, Infante V, Ané J-M, Pierce NE, Pringle A. Carnivorous Nepenthes Pitchers with Less Acidic Fluid House Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria. Environmental Microbiology. 2023;89(7):e00812–23.
Carnivorous pitcher plants are uniquely adapted to nitrogen limitation, using pitfall traps to acquire nutrients from insect prey. Pitcher plants in the genus Sarracenia may also use nitrogen fixed by bacteria inhabiting the aquatic microcosms of their...
Knecht R, Swain A, Benner J, Emma S, Pierce NE, Labandeira C. Endophytic ancestors of modern leaf miners may have evolved in the Late Carboniferous. New Phytologist. 2023;240(5):2050–2057.
Knecht R, Swain A, Benner J, Emma S, Pierce NE, Labandeira C. Endophytic ancestors of modern leaf miners may have evolved in the Late Carboniferous. New Phytologist. 2023;240(5):2050–2057.
- Endophytic feeding behaviors, including stem borings and galling, have been observed in the fossil record from as early as the Devonian and involve the consumption of a variety of plant (and fungal) tissues. Historically, the exploitation of internal...
2022
Pierce N, Dankowicz E. Behavioral, ecological and evolutionary mechanisms underlying caterpillar-ant symbioses. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 2022;52:100898. doi:10.1016/j.cois.2022.100898
Pierce N, Dankowicz E. Behavioral, ecological and evolutionary mechanisms underlying caterpillar-ant symbioses. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 2022;52:100898. doi:10.1016/j.cois.2022.100898
Shirey V, Larsen E, Doherty A, Kim C, Al-Sulaiman F, Hinolan J, Itliong M, Naive M, Ku M, Belitz M, et al. LepTraits 1.0 A globally comprehensive dataset of butterfly traits. 2022;9(1):382.
Shirey V, Larsen E, Doherty A, Kim C, Al-Sulaiman F, Hinolan J, Itliong M, Naive M, Ku M, Belitz M, et al. LepTraits 1.0 A globally comprehensive dataset of butterfly traits. 2022;9(1):382.
Here, we present the largest, global dataset of Lepidopteran traits, focusing initially on butterflies (ca. 12,500 species records). These traits are derived from field guides, taxonomic treatments, and other literature resources. We present traits on...
Wang Z, Li Y, Jain A, Pierce N. Agent-based models reveal limits of mark-release-recapture estimates for the rare butterfly, Bhutanitis thaidina (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Insect Sci. 2022;29(2):550–566. doi:10.1111/1744-7917.12949
Wang Z, Li Y, Jain A, Pierce N. Agent-based models reveal limits of mark-release-recapture estimates for the rare butterfly, Bhutanitis thaidina (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). Insect Sci. 2022;29(2):550–566. doi:10.1111/1744-7917.12949
Insect diversity and abundance are in drastic decline worldwide, but quantifying insect populations to better conserve them is a difficult task. Mark-release-recapture (MRR) is widely used as an ecological indicator for insect populations, but the...
Wang Z, Pierce N. Fine-scale genome-wide signature of Pleistocene glaciation in Thitarodes moths (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae), host of Ophiocordyceps fungus in the Hengduan Mountains. Mol Ecol. 2022. doi:10.1111/mec.16457
Wang Z, Pierce N. Fine-scale genome-wide signature of Pleistocene glaciation in Thitarodes moths (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae), host of Ophiocordyceps fungus in the Hengduan Mountains. Mol Ecol. 2022. doi:10.1111/mec.16457
The Hengduan Mountains region is a biodiversity hotspot known for its topologically complex, deep valleys and high mountains. While landscape and glacial refugia have been evoked to explain patterns of interspecies divergence, the accumulation of intra...
Wang Z, Da W, Negi CS, Ghimire PL, Wangdi K, Yadav P, Pubu Z, Lama L, Yarpel K, Maunsell S, et al. Profiling, monitoring and conserving caterpillar fungus in the Himalayan region using anchored hybrid enrichment markers. Proc Biol Sci. 2022;289(1973):20212650. doi:10.1098/rspb.2021.2650
Wang Z, Da W, Negi CS, Ghimire PL, Wangdi K, Yadav P, Pubu Z, Lama L, Yarpel K, Maunsell S, et al. Profiling, monitoring and conserving caterpillar fungus in the Himalayan region using anchored hybrid enrichment markers. Proc Biol Sci. 2022;289(1973):20212650. doi:10.1098/rspb.2021.2650
The collection of caterpillar fungus accounts for 50-70% of the household income of thousands of Himalayan communities and has an estimated market value of $5-11 billion across Asia. However, Himalayan collectors are at multiple economic disadvantages...
Moreau C, Pierce N. Edward O. Wilson (1929-2021). Nat Ecol Evol. 2022;6(3):240–241. doi:10.1038/s41559-022-01680-8
Moreau C, Pierce N. Edward O. Wilson (1929-2021). Nat Ecol Evol. 2022;6(3):240–241. doi:10.1038/s41559-022-01680-8
Rabideau-Childers R, Angier K, Dean B, Blumstein M, Darling W, Kennedy-Yoon A, Ziemke C, Perez-Martinez C, Wu D, Ye W, et al. Evidence of nutrient translocation in response to smoke exposure by the East African ant acacia, Vachellia drepanolobium. Ecol Evol. 2022;12(1):e8244. doi:10.1002/ece3.8244
Rabideau-Childers R, Angier K, Dean B, Blumstein M, Darling W, Kennedy-Yoon A, Ziemke C, Perez-Martinez C, Wu D, Ye W, et al. Evidence of nutrient translocation in response to smoke exposure by the East African ant acacia, Vachellia drepanolobium. Ecol Evol. 2022;12(1):e8244. doi:10.1002/ece3.8244
Fire is a major selective force on arid grassland communities, favoring traits such as the smoke-induced seed germination response seen in a wide variety of plant species. However, little is known about the relevance of smoke as a cue for plants beyond...