Phylogeny and Evolution of Pharmacophagy in Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The focus of this study was to reconstruct a phylogenetic hypothesis for the moth subfamily Arctiinae (tiger moths, woolly bears) to investigate the evolution of larval and adult pharmacophagy of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) and the pathway to PA ...
Jennifer M Zaspel +2 more
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Changes in Species Richness and Composition of Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae) among Three Neotropical Ecoregions [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Paraná, Yungas and Chaco Serrano ecoregions are among the most species-rich terrestrial habitats at higher latitude. However, the information for tiger moths, one of the most speciose groups of moths, is unknown in these ecoregions.
Hernán Mario Beccacece +2 more
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The Reduced Effectiveness of Protected Areas under Climate Change Threatens Atlantic Forest Tiger Moths [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Climate change leads to species' range shifts, which may end up reducing the effectiveness of protected areas. These deleterious changes in biodiversity may become amplified if they include functionally important species, such as herbivores or ...
Viviane G Ferro +2 more
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Colour polymorphism associated with a gene duplication in male wood tiger moths [PDF]
eLife, 2023 Colour is often used as an aposematic warning signal, with predator learning expected to lead to a single colour pattern within a population. However, there are many puzzling cases where aposematic signals are also polymorphic.
Melanie N Brien +8 more
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eLife, 2023 A genetic duplication event during evolution allowed male wood tiger moths to have either yellow or white patterns on their wings.
Violaine Llaurens
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Molecular phylogeny of Lichen Tiger Moths (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini): a contribution toward classifying Western Hemisphere genera [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 This study analyzes molecular sequence data from one mitochondrial (COI) and two nuclear (28S, RPS5) genes to test the monophyly of previously proposed subtribes of the Lithosiini (Erebidae: Arctidinae), including subtribal assignment of all North ...
John D. Palting, Wendy Moore
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Fast Census of Moth Diversity in the Neotropics: A Comparison of Field-Assigned Morphospecies and DNA Barcoding in Tiger Moths. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The morphological species delimitations (i.e. morphospecies) have long been the best way to avoid the taxonomic impediment and compare insect taxa biodiversity in highly diverse tropical and subtropical regions. The development of DNA barcoding, however,
Mauricio M Zenker +5 more
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Sexual differences in defensive strategies: investigating chemical defences and visual signals in a wasp moth Amata nigriceps [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceAposematic animals use conspicuous warning signals to advertise their chemical defences to predators. Selection by predators can favour conspicuousness and large pattern elements, which enhance predator avoidance learning.
Georgina E. Binns +9 more
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Interpopulation Variation in Egg Mortality in Response to Hot and Dry Conditions in North American Populations of the Invasive Tiger Mosquito, <i>Aedes albopictus</i>. [PDF]
Ecol EvolNorth American populations of the invasive tiger mosquito exhibit genetic and phenotypic differences in egg survival in response to hot and dry conditions. ABSTRACT How wild organisms are responding to climate change is one of the most pressing issues of the 21st century.
Westby KM +4 more
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Predictors of Wing Attacks by Birds Across Australian Butterflies. [PDF]
Ecol EvolPredation pressure can vary latitudinally and across different prey communities as well as between males and females of the same prey species. Here, the variation in predation pressure on Australian butterflies was assessed using wing damage caused by bird attacks in over 2310 individuals from five butterfly families.
Daluwatta Galappaththige HSS +4 more
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