E. van Bergen

Thermal plasticity in protective wing pigmentation is modulated by genotype and food availability in an insect model of seasonal polyphenism.

This study examines how temperature and food availability interact to influence wing pigmentation in Bicyclus anynana butterflies, showing genotype-specific thermal plasticity and nutritional effects.

Larval growth rate affects wing shape more than eyespot size in the seasonally polyphenic butterfly Melanitis leda

The study examines how larval growth rate influences adult wing shape and eyespot size in Melanitis leda, finding stronger effects on wing shape than eyespot size, with sex-specific patterns.

Field performance of the cardenolide-producing crucifer Erysimum cheiranthoides under herbivore attack and heterospecific competition.

This study examines how Erysimum cheiranthoides performs under herbivore attack and competition, finding that it escapes herbivory but suffers from competitive disadvantage.

Seasonal environments drive convergent evolution of a faster pace-of-life in tropical butterflies

This study shows that seasonal environments drive convergent evolution of a faster pace-of-life in tropical butterflies across different regions.

Multidimensional plasticity in the Glanville fritillary butterfly: larval performance curves are temperature, host and family specific.

The paper examines how temperature, host plant, and family variation affect larval performance traits in Glanville fritillary butterflies, finding significant intraspecific variation and host-dependent responses.

A release from developmental bias accelerates morphological diversification in butterfly eyespots

This study shows that developmental bias limits eyespot color diversification in butterflies, but the genus Heteropsis has evolved to overcome this bias, enabling rapid morphological change.

Summer drought decreases the predictability of local extinctions in a butterfly metapopulation

The paper examines how summer drought affects the predictability of local extinctions in a butterfly metapopulation, finding that drought reduces the informativeness of traditional covariates.

Seasonal plasticity in anti-predatory strategies: matching of color and color preference for effective crypsis

This study shows that developmental temperature affects both wing color and background color preference in Bicyclus anynana, enhancing seasonal crypsis by aligning morphology and behavior.