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Insights from stable isotope tracers on reproductive allocation under stress

2014Integrative and Comparative Biology

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2019Entomologia Experimentalis et ApplicataDOI: 10.1111/eea.12773

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Effects of increased flight on the energetics and life history of the butterfly Speyeria mormonia

2015PLoS OneDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140104

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Fitness costs of butterfly oviposition on a lethal non-native plant in a mixed native and non-native plant community

2013Oecologia

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Understanding insect life histories and senescence through a resource allocation lens

2009Functional EcologyDOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2009.01527.x

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The evolution of wing color in Colias butterflies: heritability, sex linkage, and population divergence

2002EvolutionDOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb01394.x

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Community composition in mountain ecosystems: climatic determinants of montane butterfly distributions

1997Global Ecology and Biogeography LettersDOI: 10.2307/2997525

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Resource allocation: exploring connections between foraging and life history strategies

1992Functional EcologyDOI: 10.2307/2390047

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Larval Feeding Ability on a Drought-Stressed Invasive Plant

2021

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Genetic mechanisms underlying maladaptation in specialized species interactions

2023

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Differences in gene expression and genetic variation underlying preference-performance mismatches: insights from a specialized native herbivore on an invasive toxic plant

2025HeredityDOI: 10.1038/s41437-025-00777-7

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Current and lagged climate affects phenology across diverse taxonomic groups

2023Proceedings of the Royal Society BDOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.2181

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The genome of the Margined White butterfly (Pieris macdunnoughii): sex chromosome insights and the power of polishing with PoolSeq data

2021Genome Biology and EvolutionDOI: 10.1093/gbe/evab053

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Experience may outweigh cue similarity in maintaining a persistent host plant-based evolutionary trap.

2020Ecological Monographs. doi 10.1002/ecm.1412DOI: 10.1002/ecm.1412

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No evidence that gut microbiota impose a net cost on their butterfly host

2019Molecular EcologyDOI: 10.1111/mec.15057

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2016Current Opinion in Insect ScienceDOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2016.07.004

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Effects of larval dietary restriction on body morphology, with implications for flight and life history

2016Entomologia Experimentalis et ApplicataDOI: 10.1111/eea.12420

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2015PloS oneDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143052

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2014Journal of Theoretical BiologyDOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.07.015

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Genomic inference accurately predicts the timing and severity of a recent bottleneck in a non-model insect population

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2014Journal of the Lepidopterists SocietyDOI: 10.18473/lepi.v68i3.a4

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2014Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

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2012Ecology LettersDOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01766.x

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2010OikosDOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17759.x

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2008Ecology

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Butterfly foraging behavior: can butterflies detect nectar in flowering plants?

2008

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Delayed population explosion of an introduced butterfly

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2005OecologiaDOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0076-6

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The amino acids used in reproduction by butterflies: a comparative study of dietary sources using compound specific stable isotope analysis

2005Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

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Evolutionary genetics of dorsal wing color in Colias butterflies

2004Journal of Evolutionary Biology

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Functional ecological implications of intraspecific differences in wing melanization in Colias butterflies

2004Biological Journal of the Linnean SocietyDOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00319.x

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2004Oikos

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2003EvolutionDOI: 10.1554/0014-3820(2003)057[1100:teowcm]2.0.co;2

Book

Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight

2003

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Butterflies: ecology and evolution taking flight

2003

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Butterflies: ecology and evolution taking flight

2003

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Renewable and non-renewable resources: the role of amino acid turnover in allocation to reproduction in Lepidoptera

2002Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Dynamics of reproductive allocation from juvenile and adult feeding: radiotracer studies

1997EcologyDOI: 10.2307/2265989

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Reproductive allocation from reserves and income in butterfly species with differing adult diets

1997EcologyDOI: 10.2307/2265988

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Mating systems and sexual division of foraging effort affect puddling behavior by butterflies

1996Ecological EntomologyDOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1996.tb01187.x

Drought response as escape from apparent maladaptation

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Insights from stable isotope tracers on reproductive allocation under stress

Flying by night: Comparing nocturnal pollinator networks over time in the Colorado Rocky Mountains

Impacts of assisted migration: An introduced herbivore has short-term and long-term effects on its native host plant population

Patterns of genetic variation and local adaptation of a native herbivore to a lethal invasive plant

Changes in insect population dynamics due to climate change

Antibody development to identify components of IIS and mTOR signaling pathways in lepidopteran species, a set of non-model insects

Two sides of the same wing: ventral scales enhance dorsal wing color in the butterfly Speyeria mormonia

The dispersal of microbes among and within flowers by butterflies

Carry-over effects of larval food stress on adult energetics and life history in a nectar-feeding butterfly

Novel host unmasks heritable variation in plant preference within an insect population

Pre- and post-ingestive defenses affect larval feeding on a lethal invasive host plant

Effects of increased flight on the energetics and life history of the butterfly <i>Speyeria mormonia</i>

Fitness costs of butterfly oviposition on a lethal non-native plant in a mixed native and non-native plant community

Understanding insect life histories and senescence through a resource allocation lens

The evolution of wing color in <i>Colias</i> butterflies: heritability, sex linkage, and population divergence

Community composition in mountain ecosystems: climatic determinants of montane butterfly distributions

Resource allocation: exploring connections between foraging and life history strategies

Larval Feeding Ability on a Drought-Stressed Invasive Plant

Genetic mechanisms underlying maladaptation in specialized species interactions

Differences in gene expression and genetic variation underlying preference-performance mismatches: insights from a specialized native herbivore on an invasive toxic plant

Current and lagged climate affects phenology across diverse taxonomic groups

The genome of the Margined White butterfly (Pieris macdunnoughii): sex chromosome insights and the power of polishing with PoolSeq data

Experience may outweigh cue similarity in maintaining a persistent host plant-based evolutionary trap.

No evidence that gut microbiota impose a net cost on their butterfly host

The fingerprints of global climate change on insect populations

Effects of larval dietary restriction on body morphology, with implications for flight and life history

Fine-Grained Distribution of a Non-Native Resource Can Alter the Population Dynamics of a Native Consumer

Resource allocation as a driver of senescence: Life history tradeoffs produce age patterns of mortality

Genomic inference accurately predicts the timing and severity of a recent bottleneck in a non-model insect population

Dynamics and structure of a native Pieris population in the presence of a non-native, toxic larval host plant

Aging, lifespan, and energetics under adult dietary restriction in Lepidoptera

A single climate driver has direct and indirect effects on insect population dynamics

Oviposition behavior and offspring performance in herbivorous insects: consequences of climatic and habitat heterogeneity

Longevity can buffer plant and animal populations against changing climatic uncertainty.

Butterfly foraging behavior: can butterflies detect nectar in flowering plants?

Delayed population explosion of an introduced butterfly

Larval food limitation in butterflies: effects on adult resource allocation and fitness

The amino acids used in reproduction by butterflies: a comparative study of dietary sources using compound specific stable isotope analysis

Resource specialization in puddling Lepidoptera

Evolutionary genetics of dorsal wing color in Colias butterflies

Functional ecological implications of intraspecific differences in wing melanization in Colias butterflies

Making eggs from nectar: Connections between butterfly life history and the importance of nectar carbon in reproduction

The evolution of wing color: male mate choice opposes adaptive wing color divergence in <i>Colias</i> butterflies

Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight

Butterflies: ecology and evolution taking flight

Butterflies: ecology and evolution taking flight

Renewable and non-renewable resources: the role of amino acid turnover in allocation to reproduction in Lepidoptera

Dynamics of reproductive allocation from juvenile and adult feeding: radiotracer studies

Reproductive allocation from reserves and income in butterfly species with differing adult diets

Mating systems and sexual division of foraging effort affect puddling behavior by butterflies

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