Search Results - "Ewa B. ŚLIWIŃSKA"

Plant invasion alters movement behaviour in endangered butterflies but not their morphology or genetic variability by Kajzer-Bonk, Joanna, Śliwińska, Ewa B., Malik, Kamila

“…Invasions of alien plants often result in biodiversity loss and may impact the biology of native species. However, the effects of biological invasions on the…”
Get full text

Effects of maternal exposure to a bacterial antigen and altered post-hatching rearing conditions on avian offspring behaviour by Martyka, Rafał, Śliwińska, Ewa B., Tryjanowski, Piotr

“…The early-life environment plays a crucial role in shaping morphological, physiological, and behavioural traits, with potential long-term consequences for…”
Get full text

Evolutionary interaction between W/Y chromosome and transposable elements by Śliwińska, Ewa B., Martyka, Rafał, Tryjanowski, Piotr

“…The W/Y chromosome is unique among chromosomes as it does not recombine in its mature form. The main side effect of cessation of recombination is evolutionary…”
Get full text

Evolution of major histocompatibility complex class I and class II genes in the brown bear by Kuduk, Katarzyna, Babik, Wiesław, Bojarska, Katarzyna, Sliwińska, Ewa B, Kindberg, Jonas, Taberlet, Pierre, Swenson, Jon E, Radwan, Jacek

“…Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) proteins constitute an essential component of the vertebrate immune response, and are coded by the most polymorphic of…”
Get full text

A biotrophic fungal infection of the great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis indirectly affects caterpillar performance of the endangered scarce large blue butterfly Phengaris teleius by Śliwińska, Ewa B., Martyka, Rafał, Martyka, Mirosław, Cichoń, Mariusz, Tryjanowski, Piotr

“…Interactions between ecological communities of herbivores and microbes are commonly mediated by a shared plant. A tripartite interaction between a pathogenic…”
Get full text

The effect of pre-laying maternal immunization on offspring growth and immunity differs across experimentally altered postnatal rearing conditions in a wild songbird by Martyka, Rafał, Śliwińska, Ewa B, Martyka, Mirosław, Cichoń, Mariusz, Tryjanowski, Piotr

“…Prenatal antibody transfer is an immune-mediated maternal effect by which females can shape postnatal offspring resistance to pathogens and parasites. Maternal…”
Get full text

Local host ant specificity of Phengaris (Maculinea) teleius butterfly, an obligatory social parasite of Myrmica ants by WITEK, MAGDALENA, NOWICKI, PIOTR, ŚLIWIŃSKA, EWA B, SKÓRKA, PIOTR, SETTELE, JOSEF, SCHÖNROGGE, KARSTEN, WOYCIECHOWSKI, MICHAL

“…1. Phengaris butterflies are obligatory social parasites of Myrmica ants. Early research suggested that there is a different Myrmica host species for each of…”
Get full text

Comparison of genetic patterns between European and Asian populations of an endangered butterfly species by Śliwińska, Ewa B., Martyka, Rafał, Woyciechowski, MichaŁ, Blinov, Alexander, Nowicki, Piotr, Stettmer, Christian, Kajzer‐Bonk, Joanna, Witek, Magdalena, Bräu, Markus, Gros, Patrick, MÜhlenberg, Michael, Slowik, Jolanta, Tryjanowski, Piotr, Settele, Josef

“…Less transformed and managed grassland habitats in Asia serve as a good frame of reference for studies on demographics and ecological situations of grassland…”
Get full text

Movements and flight morphology in the endangered Large Blue butterflies by Skórka Piotr, Nowicki Piotr, Kudłek Joanna, Pępkowska Aleksandra, Śliwińska Ewa, Witek Magdalena, Settele Josef, Woyciechowski Michal

Get full text

Different flight behaviour of the endangered scarce large blue butterfly Phengaris teleius (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) within and outside its habitat patches by Skórka, Piotr, Nowicki, Piotr, Lenda, Magdalena, Witek, Magdalena, Śliwińska, Ewa B., Settele, Josef, Woyciechowski, Michal

“…Understanding individual movements in heterogeneous environments is central to predicting how landscape changes affect animal populations. An important but…”
Get full text

Host ant specificity of large blue butterflies Phengaris (Maculinea) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) inhabiting humid grasslands in East-central Europe by Magdalena WITEK, Ewa B. ŚLIWIŃSKA, Piotr SKÓRKA, Piotr NOWICKI, Marta WANTUCH, Vladimír VRABEC, Josef SETTELE, Michal WOYCIECHOWSKI

“…Butterflies of the genus Phengaris have a highly specialised life cycle involving an obligatory relationship with Myrmica ants. A knowledge of the host ant…”
Get full text

Frequency of multiple paternity in Myrmica scabrinodis from southern Poland by ŚLIWIŃSKA, Ewa B, WITEK, Magdalena, SKÓRKA, Piotr, OSIKOWSKI, Artur, WOYCIECHOWSKI, Michal

“…In haplodiploid insects that create social systems, more than one male may contribute to the progeny of a single female (polyandry). Little is known about the…”
Get full text

Polymorphic Growth in Larvae of Maculinea Butterflies, as an Example of Biennialism in Myrmecophilous Insects by Witek, Magdalena, Sliwinska, Ewa B., Skórka, Piotr, Nowicki, Piotr, Settele, Josef, Woyciechowski, Michal

“…The presence of annual and biennial individuals within the same population has been recently demonstrated in the myrmecophilous butterflies Maculinea rebeli…”
Get full text