Search Results - "Schäpers, Alexander"

Odour maps in the brain of butterflies with divergent host-plant preferences by Carlsson, Mikael A, Bisch-Knaden, Sonja, Schäpers, Alexander, Mozuraitis, Raimondas, Hansson, Bill S, Janz, Niklas

“…Butterflies are believed to use mainly visual cues when searching for food and oviposition sites despite that their olfactory system is morphologically similar…”
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Embracing Colonizations: A New Paradigm for Species Association Dynamics by Nylin, Sören, Agosta, Salvatore, Bensch, Staffan, Boeger, Walter A., Braga, Mariana P., Brooks, Daniel R., Forister, Matthew L., Hambäck, Peter A., Hoberg, Eric P., Nyman, Tommi, Schäpers, Alexander, Stigall, Alycia L., Wheat, Christopher W., Österling, Martin, Janz, Niklas

“…Parasite–host and insect–plant research have divergent traditions despite the fact that most phytophagous insects live parasitically on their host plants. In…”
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Experience-dependent mushroom body plasticity in butterflies: consequences of search complexity and host range by van Dijk, Laura J. A., Janz, Niklas, Schäpers, Alexander, Gamberale-Stille, Gabriella, Carlsson, Mikael A.

“…An ovipositing insect experiences many sensory challenges during her search for a suitable host plant. These sensory challenges become exceedingly pronounced…”
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Personality and foraging decisions in fallow deer, Dama dama by Bergvall, Ulrika A., Schäpers, Alexander, Kjellander, Petter, Weiss, Alexander

“…Recent studies have examined the ecological and evolutionary bases for variation in animal personality. However, only a few such studies have examined how…”
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Selective attention by priming in host search behavior of 2 generalist butterflies by Gamberale-Stille, Gabriella, Schäpers, Alexander, Janz, Niklas, Nylin, Sören

“…We show that females of 2 generalist butterflies improve their search efficacy after previous encounters of the same host in a way similar to search-image…”
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Female fecundity variation affects reproducibility of experiments on host plant preference and acceptance in a phytophagous insect by Schäpers, Alexander, Petrén, Hampus, Wheat, Christopher W., Wiklund, Christer, Friberg, Magne

“…Reproducibility is a scientific cornerstone. Many recent studies, however, describe a reproducibility crisis and call for assessments of reproducibility across…”
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Specialist and generalist oviposition strategies in butterflies: maternal care or precocious young? by Schäpers, Alexander, Nylin, Sören, Carlsson, Mikael A, Janz, Niklas

“…Herbivorous insects specialized on a narrow set of plants are believed to be better adapted to their specific hosts. This hypothesis is supported by…”
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Role of Olfactory Cues for the Search Behavior of a Specialist and Generalist Butterfly by Schäpers, Alexander, Carlsson, Mikael A, Gamberale-Stille, Gabriella, Janz, Niklas

“…Searching for resources is often a challenging task, especially for small organisms such as insects. Complex stimuli have to be extracted from the environment…”
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Organization of the Olfactory System of Nymphalidae Butterflies by CARLSSON, Mikael A, SCHAPERS, Alexander, NÄSSEL, Dick R, JANZ, Niklas

“…Olfaction is in many species the most important sense, essential for food search, mate finding, and predator avoidance. Butterflies have been considered a…”
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Experience-dependent mushroom body plasticity in butterflies: consequences of search complexity and host range by van Dijk, Laura J. A., Janz, Niklas, Schäpers, Alexander, Gamberale-Stille, Gabriella, Carlsson, Mikael A.

“…An ovipositing insect experiences many sensory challenges during her search for a suitable host plant. These sensory challenges become exceedingly pronounced…”
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Female fecundity variation affects reproducibility of experiments on host plant preference and acceptance in a phytophagous insect by Schäpers, Alexander, Petrén, Hampus, Wheat, Christopher W., Wiklund, Christer, Friberg, Magne

“…Reproducibility is a scientific cornerstone. Many recent studies, however, describe a reproducibility crisis and call for assessments of reproducibility across…”
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