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- Influence
Queen Ants Make Distinctive Sounds That Are Mimicked by a Butterfly Social Parasite
- F. Barbero, J. Thomas, S. Bonelli, E. Balletto, K. Schönrogge
- Biology, Medicine
- Science
- 6 February 2009
Ants dominate terrestrial ecosystems through living in complex societies whose organization is maintained via sophisticated communication systems. The role of acoustics in information exchange may be… Expand
Relative importance of density-dependent regulation and environmental stochasticity for butterfly population dynamics
- P. Nowicki, Simona Bonelli, F. Barbero, E. Balletto
- Biology, Medicine
- Oecologia
- 30 May 2009
The relative contribution of density-dependent regulation and environmental stochasticity to the temporal dynamics of animal populations is one of the central issues of ecology. In insects, the… Expand
Habitat preferences of Maculinea arion and its Myrmica host ants: implications for habitat management in Italian Alps
- Luca Pietro Casacci, M. Witek, +4 authors S. Bonelli
- Biology
- Journal of Insect Conservation
- 1 April 2011
Projections of climate-change scenarios indicate that many Maculinea arion populations will disappear from Europe over the next 50 years. Extinctions will be particularly concentrated around the… Expand
An annotated checklist of the Italian butterflies and skippers (Papilionoidea, Hesperiioidea).
- E. Balletto, Luigi A Cassulo, S. Bonelli
- Medicine, Biology
- Zootaxa
- 20 August 2014
We present here an updated checklist of the Italian butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea and Papilionoidea) organised in the following sections (tables):1. Introduction, providing a broad outline… Expand
The First Record of Myrmica lonae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as a Host of the Socially Parasitic Large Blue Butterfly Phengaris (Maculinea) arion (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
- Sielezniew Marcin, D. Patricelli, +5 authors E. Balletto
- Biology
- 2010
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Can the Geranium Bronze, Cacyreus marshalli, become a threat for European biodiversity?
- A. Quacchia, C. Ferracini, S. Bonelli, E. Balletto, A. Alma
- Biology
- Biodiversity and Conservation
- 20 February 2008
Cacyreus marshalli Butler is an invasive species in many parts of Europe and Mediterranean area. In Europe, its larvae normally feed on pelargoniums. We investigated its potential to spread to native… Expand
Distribution, host specificity, and the potential for cryptic speciation in hoverfly Microdon myrmicae (Diptera: Syrphidae), a social parasite of Myrmica ants
- S. Bonelli, M. Witek, +5 authors K. Schőnrogge
- Biology
- 1 April 2011
1. In 2002 Microdon myrmicae, a social parasite of Myrmica ants, was taxonomically separated from Microdon mutabilis. The original study in the U.K. found Microdon myrmicae to be specific to one ant… Expand
Mobility and oviposition site-selection in Zerynthia cassandra (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae): implications for its conservation
- A. Vovlas, E. Balletto, Enrico Altini, Daniela Clemente, S. Bonelli
- Biology
- Journal of Insect Conservation
- 18 July 2014
The adults’ mobility and oviposition preferences of Zerynthia cassandra have been studied for the first time, with the aim of integrating auto-ecological information into recommendations for the… Expand