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Color vision and learning in the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Nymphalidae) by Blackiston, Douglas, Briscoe, Adriana D, Weiss, Martha R

“…The monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus, is well known for its intimate association with milkweed plants and its incredible multi-generational…”
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DEFECATION BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY OF INSECTS by Weiss, M.R

“…Whereas foraging has been a major focus of ecological and entomological research, its obligate partner, defecation, has been comparatively neglected. Insects…”
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Retention of memory through metamorphosis: can a moth remember what it learned as a caterpillar? by Blackiston, Douglas J, Silva Casey, Elena, Weiss, Martha R

“…Insects that undergo complete metamorphosis experience enormous changes in both morphology and lifestyle. The current study examines whether larval experience…”
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Timing of Environmental Enrichment Affects Memory in the House Cricket, Acheta domesticus by Mallory, Heather S, Howard, Aaron F, Weiss, Martha R

“…Learning appears to be ubiquitous among animals, as it plays a key role in many behaviors including foraging and reproduction. Although there is some genetic…”
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Reversal Learning and Risk-Averse Foraging Behavior in the Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) by Rodrigues, Daniela, Goodner, Brad W, Weiss, Martha R

“…Learning ability allows insects to respond to a variable environment, and to adjust their behaviors in response to positive or negative experiences…”
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Periodical cicadas disrupt trophic dynamics through community-level shifts in avian foraging by Getman-Pickering, Zoe L., Soltis, Grace J., Shamash, Sarah, Gruner, Daniel S., Weiss, Martha R., Lill, John T.

“…Once every 13 or 17 years within eastern North American deciduous forests, billions of periodical cicadas concurrently emerge from the soil and briefly satiate…”
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Adaptive ontogenetic shifts in larval responses to environmental cues by Brackley, Allison, Lill, John T., Weiss, Martha R.

“…Although many organisms experience relatively predictable environmental conditions throughout development, others, as a result of ontogenetic changes, inhabit…”
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Host Plant and Thermal Stress Induce Supernumerary Instars in Caterpillars by Abarca, Mariana, Lill, John T, Weiss, Martha R

“…Environmental stressors may induce variation in the number of larval instars of holometabolous insects. Host plant quality and ambient temperature can both…”
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Differential expression of three key anthocyanin biosynthetic genes in a color-changing flower, Viola cornuta cv. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow by Farzad, Maryam, Griesbach, Robert, Hammond, John, Weiss, Martha R, Elmendorf, Heidi G

“…The natural floral color change in Viola cornuta cv. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (YTT) provides an opportunity to examine the expression of genes along the…”
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Why do larger and older males win contests in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis? by Tsai, Yi-Jiun Jean, Barrows, Edward M., Weiss, Martha R.

“…Contest competition is the direct struggle for mates, resources, or both. Winning contests is thought to be determined by a competitor's fighting ability…”
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The Relative Importance of Flower Color and Shape for the Foraging Monarch Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) by Cepero, Laurel C., Rosenwald, Laura C., Weiss, Martha R.

“…Flowers attract and guide pollinators via a wide array of sensory stimuli, including colors, odors, textures, and even sounds. Bees are known to respond to and…”
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Reward Tracking and Memory Decay in the Monarch Butterfly, Danaus plexippus L. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) by Rodrigues, Daniela, Weiss, Martha R.

“…Due to their long‐distance migration routes and high longevity, monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are likely to benefit from learning how to discriminate…”
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Flee or Fight: Ontogenetic Changes in the Behavior of Cobweb Spiders in Encounters with Spider-Hunting Wasps by Uma, Divya B, Weiss, Martha R

“…An animal's body size plays a predominant role in shaping its interspecific interactions, and, in encounters between two predators, often determines which…”
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Ant Mimicry Lessens Predation on a North American Jumping Spider by Larger Salticid Spiders by Durkee, Caitlin A, Weiss, Martha R, Uma, Divya B

“…Ant-like appearance (myrmecomorphy) has evolved >70 times in insects and spiders, accounting for >2,000 species of myrmecomorphic arthropods. Most…”
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Dynamics of host plant selection and host-switching by silver-spotted skipper caterpillars by Rosenwald, Laura C., Lill, John T., Lind, Eric. M., Weiss, Martha R.

“…Investigations of host plant selection in herbivorous arthropods have emphasized the importance of oviposition site selection by adults; however, a more…”
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Pure Self‐Assessment of Size During Male–Male Contests in the Parasitoid Wasp Nasonia vitripennis by Tsai, Yi‐Jiun J, Barrows, Edward M, Weiss, Martha R, Zeh, D

“…During contest competition, a competitor may persist in a given contest based on information regarding its own fighting ability (resource‐holding potential,…”
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Chemical Mediation of Prey Recognition by Spider-Hunting Wasps by Uma, Divya B., Weiss, Martha R.

“…Predator–prey interactions are important in maintaining the structure and dynamics of ecological communities. Both predators and prey use cues from a range of…”
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Innate colour preferences and flexible colour learning in the pipevine swallowtail by WEISS, MARTHA R

“…The importance of innate preferences and learned associations in choice of flower colours were investigated for the pipevine swallowtail butterfly,Battus…”
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Colour learning in two behavioural contexts: how much can a butterfly keep in mind? by Weiss, Martha R., Papaj, Daniel R.

“…Here we examine the ability of butterflies to learn colour cues in two different behavioural contexts, nectar foraging and oviposition, more or less…”
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FLORAL COLOR CHANGE AND INSECT POLLINATION: A DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP by Weiss, Martha R, Lamont, Byron B

“…Flowers in a wide range of angiosperm taxa (at least 456 species in 253 genera and 78 families) undergo dramatic ontogenetic color changes that serve as…”
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