Search Results - "Kleckova, Irena"
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Facing the Heat: Thermoregulation and Behaviour of Lowland Species of a Cold-Dwelling Butterfly Genus, Erebia
Published in PloS one (23-03-2016)“…Understanding the potential of animals to immediately respond to changing temperatures is imperative for predicting the effects of climate change on…”
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Conserved ancestral tropical niche but different continental histories explain the latitudinal diversity gradient in brush-footed butterflies
Published in Nature communications (29-09-2021)“…The global increase in species richness toward the tropics across continents and taxonomic groups, referred to as the latitudinal diversity gradient,…”
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Flight behaviour diverges more between seasonal forms than between species in Pieris butterflies
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-07-2024)“…In flying animals, wing morphology is typically assumed to influence flight behaviours. Whether seasonal polymorphism in butterfly morphology is linked to…”
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Low winter precipitation, but not warm autumns and springs, threatens mountain butterflies in middle-high mountains
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (27-08-2021)“…Low-elevation mountains represent unique model systems to study species endangered by climate warming, such as subalpine and alpine species of butterflies. We…”
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Climatic niche evolution is faster in sympatric than allopatric lineages of the butterfly genus Pyrgus
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (12-04-2017)“…Understanding how speciation relates to ecological divergence has long fascinated biologists. It is assumed that ecological divergence is essential to…”
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Quantitative evidence for spatial variation in the biennial life cycle of the mountain butterfly Erebia euryale (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Czech Republic
Published in European journal of entomology (01-01-2015)“…Erebia euryale (Esper, 1805) is a montane-zone representative of a Holarctic butterfly genus the species of which occur mainly in alpine areas. As in many…”
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Specific gut bacterial responses to natural diets of tropical birds
Published in Scientific reports (13-01-2022)“…The composition of gut bacterial communities is strongly influenced by the host diet in many animal taxa. For birds, the effect of diet on the microbiomes has…”
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Indirect maternal effects via nest microbiome composition drive gut colonization in altricial chicks
Published in Molecular ecology (01-07-2023)“…Gut microbial communities are complex and heterogeneous and play critical roles for animal hosts. Early‐life disruptions to microbiome establishment can…”
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Adaptive radiations in butterflies: evolutionary history of the genus Erebia (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae)
Published in Biological journal of the Linnean Society (01-10-2015)“…We studied the speciose butterfly genus Erebia by reconstructing its phylogenetic relationships using parsimony and Bayesian approaches. We estimated times and…”
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Shape of Evasive Prey Can Be an Important Cue That Triggers Learning in Avian Predators
Published in Frontiers in ecology and evolution (12-07-2022)“…Advertising escape ability could reduce predatory attacks. However, the effectiveness of certain phenotypic cues (e.g., color, shape, and size) in signaling…”
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Has the currently warming climate affected populations of the mountain ringlet butterfly, Erebia epiphron (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), in low-elevation mountains?
Published in European journal of entomology (01-01-2016)“…Climate change scenarios predict losses of cold-adapted species from insular locations, such as middle high mountains at temperate latitudes, where alpine…”
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Incorporating genomics into insect conservation: Butterflies as a model group
Published in Insect conservation and diversity (01-07-2023)“…Genomic data are not yet widely used in insect conservation practice. Here, with a focus on butterflies, we aim to identify the strengths, limitations and…”
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Thermoregulation and microhabitat use in mountain butterflies of the genus Erebia: Importance of fine-scale habitat heterogeneity
Published in Journal of thermal biology (01-04-2014)“…Mountain butterflies have evolved efficient thermoregulation strategies enabling their survival in marginal conditions with short flight season and unstable…”
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Climatic Niche Conservatism and Ecological Diversification in the Holarctic Cold-Dwelling Butterfly Genus Erebia
Published in Insect systematics and diversity (01-01-2023)“…The diversification of alpine species has been modulated by their climatic niches interacting with changing climatic conditions. The relative roles of climatic…”
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Do Butterfly Activity Data from Mark-Recapture Surveys Reflect Temporal Patterns?
Published in Journal of insect behavior (01-07-2018)“…Temporal patterns in butterfly behavior should reflect diurnal, seasonal and population-level changes in mate availability. Investment into mating should peak…”
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Body size, not species identity, drives body heating in alpine Erebia butterflies
Published in Journal of thermal biology (01-04-2023)“…Efficient thermoregulation is crucial for animals living under fluctuating climatic and weather conditions. We studied the body heating of six butterfly…”
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Nonlethal Effects of Predation: The Presence of Insectivorous Birds (Parus major) Affects The Behavior and Level of Stress in Locusts (Schistocerca gregaria)
Published in Journal of insect behavior (01-03-2023)“…Insect exposure to their predators can affect individuals and community processes, through direct consumption or nonlethal effects. However, the links between…”
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Thermoregulatory ability and mechanism do not differ consistently between neotropical and temperate butterflies
Published in Global change biology (01-08-2023)“…Climate change is a major threat to species worldwide, yet it remains uncertain whether tropical or temperate species are more vulnerable to changing…”
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Tropical butterflies use thermal buffering and thermal tolerance as alternative strategies to cope with temperature increase
Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-09-2023)“…Climate change poses a severe threat to many taxa, with increased mean temperatures and frequency of extreme weather events predicted. Insects can respond to…”
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Climatic niche evolution is faster in sympatric than allopatric lineages of the butterfly genus Pyrgus
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (12-04-2017)“…Understanding how speciation relates to ecological divergence has long fascinated biologists. It is assumed that ecological divergence is essential to…”
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