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An updated checklist of the European Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionoidea) by Wiemers, Martin, Balletto, Emilio, Dincă, Vlad, Fric, Zdenek Faltynek, Lamas, Gerardo, Lukhtanov, Vladimir, Munguira, Miguel L., van Swaay, Chris A. M., Vila, Roger, Vliegenthart, Albert, Wahlberg, Niklas, Verovnik, Rudi

“…This paper presents an updated checklist of the butterflies of Europe, together with their original name combinations, and their occurrence status in each…”
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Otakar Kudrna 1939–2021 by Balletto, Emilio, Leigheb, Giorgio

“…to be removed from the published paper…”
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Host specificity pattern and chemical deception in a social parasite of ants by Casacci, Luca Pietro, Schönrogge, Karsten, Thomas, Jeremy Ambler, Balletto, Emilio, Bonelli, Simona, Barbero, Francesca

“…In natural ecosystems, relationships between organisms are often characterised by high levels of complexity, where vulnerabilities in multi-trophic systems are…”
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When the rule becomes the exception. no evidence of gene flow between two Zerynthia cryptic butterflies suggests the emergence of a new model group by Zinetti, Francesca, Dapporto, Leonardo, Vovlas, Alessio, Chelazzi, Guido, Bonelli, Simona, Balletto, Emilio, Ciofi, Claudio

“…There is increasing evidence that most parapatric cryptic/sister taxa are reproductively compatible across their areas of contact. Consequently, the biological…”
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On Linnaeus’ (1764) butterfly type materials missing from the Museum of Evolution of Uppsala University (Section of Zoology) and the case of Papilio hermione by Balletto, Emilio, Barbero, Francesca, Bonelli, Simona, Casacci, Luca P., Dapporto, Leonardo

“…We briefly analyse the history of Queen Ulrika’s and of Linnaeus’ butterfly collections. We show that the type materials of some species were likely moved from…”
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Variation in butterfly larval acoustics as a strategy to infiltrate and exploit host ant colony resources by Sala, Marco, Casacci, Luca Pietro, Balletto, Emilio, Bonelli, Simona, Barbero, Francesca

“…About 10,000 arthropods live as ants' social parasites and have evolved a number of mechanisms allowing them to penetrate and survive inside the ant nests…”
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Multimodal Signaling in Myrmecophilous Butterflies by Casacci, Luca Pietro, Bonelli, Simona, Balletto, Emilio, Barbero, Francesca

“…Ant nests and their surrounding territories represent a hoard of trophic resources, as well as of stable and protected environments for many arthropods…”
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The Pied Piper: A Parasitic Beetle's Melodies Modulate Ant Behaviours by Di Giulio, Andrea, Maurizi, Emanuela, Barbero, Francesca, Sala, Marco, Fattorini, Simone, Balletto, Emilio, Bonelli, Simona

“…Ants use various communication channels to regulate their social organisation. The main channel that drives almost all the ants' activities and behaviours is…”
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Changes in Alpine Butterfly Communities during the Last 40 Years by Bonelli, Simona, Cerrato, Cristiana, Barbero, Francesca, Boiani, Maria Virginia, Buffa, Giorgio, Casacci, Luca Pietro, Fracastoro, Lorenzo, Provenzale, Antonello, Rivella, Enrico, Zaccagno, Michele, Balletto, Emilio

“…Our work aims to assess how butterfly communities in the Italian Maritime Alps changed over the past 40 years, in parallel with altitudinal shifts occurring in…”
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Contrasting genetic structure of rear edge and continuous range populations of a parasitic butterfly infected by Wolbachia by Patricelli, Dario, Sielezniew, Marcin, Ponikwicka-Tyszko, Donata, Ratkiewicz, Mirosław, Bonelli, Simona, Barbero, Francesca, Witek, Magdalena, Buś, Magdalena M, Rutkowski, Robert, Balletto, Emilio

“…Climatic oscillations are among the long-term factors shaping the molecular features of animals and plants and it is generally supposed that the rear edges…”
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Life cycle and growth pattern of the endangered myrmecophilous Microdon myrmicae (Diptera: Syrphidae) by Magdalena WITEK, Sara CANTERINO, Emilio BALLETTO, Simona BONELLI

“…In Europe there are only a few species of the syrphid fly Microdon, which live in the nests of various genera of ants. For most of these rare flies, details of…”
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Corruption of ant acoustical signals by mimetic social parasites: Maculinea butterflies achieve elevated status in host societies by mimicking the acoustics of queen ants by Thomas, Jeremy A., Schönrogge, Karsten, Bonelli, Simona, Barbero, Francesca, Balletto, Emilio

“…Recent recordings of the stridulations of Myrmica ants revealed that their queens made distinctive sounds from their workers, although the acoustics of queens…”
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Combining environmental niche models, multi‐grain analyses, and species traits identifies pervasive effects of land use on butterfly biodiversity across Italy by Riva, Federico, Barbero, Francesca, Balletto, Emilio, Bonelli, Simona

“…Understanding how species respond to human activities is paramount to ecology and conservation science, one outstanding question being how large‐scale patterns…”
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The nomenclatural status of Phoenicurusia Verity, 1943 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Lycaeninae) by Balletto, Emilio, Bozano, Gian Cristoforo

“…Roger (Ruggero) Verity published Phoenicurusia as a subgenus of Lycaena Fabricius, on p. 21 of vol. 2 of Farfalle Diurne d'Italia (1943), since in the male…”
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The karyology of the cyprinid genera Scardinius and Rutilus in southern Europe by Bianco, P.G. (Universita di Napoli Federico II (Italy)), Aprea, G, Balletto, E, Capriglione, T, Fulgione, D, Odierna, G

“…The chromosomes of eight species of Rutilus and Scardinius, mostly endemic to the Italian and the Balkan peninsula, were analyzed by conventional and other…”
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Two ways to be endemic. Alps and Apennines are different functional refugia during climatic cycles by Menchetti, Mattia, Talavera, Gerard, Cini, Alessandro, Salvati, Vania, Dincă, Vlad, Platania, Leonardo, Bonelli, Simona, Balletto, Emilio, Vila, Roger, Dapporto, Leonardo

“…Endemics co‐occur because they evolved in situ and persist regionally or because they evolved ex situ and later dispersed to shared habitats, generating…”
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IS THE PARTIAL MANTEL TEST INADEQUATE? by Castellano, Sergio, Balletto, Emilio

“…— A publication by Raufaste and Rousset (2001) questioned the effectiveness of the partial Mantel test, a nonparametric statistical test for association among…”
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Integrating three comprehensive data sets shows that mitochondrial DNA variation is linked to species traits and paleogeographic events in European butterflies by Dapporto, Leonardo, Cini, Alessandro, Vodă, Raluca, Dincă, Vlad, Wiemers, Martin, Menchetti, Mattia, Magini, Giulia, Talavera, Gerard, Shreeve, Tim, Bonelli, Simona, Casacci, Luca Pietro, Balletto, Emilio, Scalercio, Stefano, Vila, Roger

“…Understanding the dynamics of biodiversity, including the spatial distribution of genetic diversity, is critical for predicting responses to environmental…”
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How long is 3 km for a butterfly? Ecological constraints and functional traits explain high mitochondrial genetic diversity between Sicily and the Italian Peninsula by Scalercio, Stefano, Cini, Alessandro, Menchetti, Mattia, Vodă, Raluca, Bonelli, Simona, Bordoni, Adele, Casacci, Luca Pietro, Dincă, Vlad, Balletto, Emilio, Vila, Roger, Dapporto, Leonardo, Richardson, David

“…Populations inhabiting Mediterranean islands often show contrasting genetic lineages, even on islands that were connected to the mainland during glacial…”
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Relative importance of density-dependent regulation and environmental stochasticity for butterfly population dynamics by Nowicki, Piotr, Bonelli, Simona, Barbero, Francesca, Balletto, Emilio

“…The relative contribution of density-dependent regulation and environmental stochasticity to the temporal dynamics of animal populations is one of the central…”
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