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Louise Bestea

Smithsonian Tropical Research InstituteORCID 0000-0002-0440-1122Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:mixed model· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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Amaia Alcalde AntoniD· 1 shared Denise Dalbosco Dell’AglioiD· 1 shared Elizabeth A. HodgeiD· 1 shared Greta HernándeziD· 1 shared Jane Margereth AguilariD· 1 shared Max S. FarnworthiD· 1 shared Stephen H. MontgomeryiD· 1 shared W. Owen McMillaniD· 1 shared

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Modality specific memory enhancement in Heliconius butterflies

Elizabeth A. Hodge, Amaia Alcalde Anton, Louise Bestea, Greta Hernández, Jane Margereth Aguilar, Max S. Farnworth, Denise Dalbosco Dell’Aglio, W. Owen McMillan, Stephen H. Montgomery

Heliconius butterflies retain odour associations over eight days no better than outgroup Heliconiini, contrasting with their superior visual long-term memory, consistent with a modality-specific memory enhancement.

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Jun 26, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition✦ In-depth digest