Naomi Pierce

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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Dating the origin of the Orchidaceae from a fossil orchid with its pollinator
    Nature, vol. 448, no. 7157, Article ID nature06039, 3 pages, 2007
  2. Host Plant Specialization Driven by Sexual Selection
    The American Naturalist, vol. 169, no. 6, pp. 830–836, 2007
  3. Phylogeny and historical biogeography of the subtribe Aporiina (Lepidoptera: Pieridae): implications for the origin of Australian butterflies
    Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 90, no. 3, pp. 413–440, 2007
  4. The geography of diversification in mutualistic ants: a gene's-eye view into the Neogene history of Sundaland rain forests
    Molecular Ecology, vol. 16, no. 10, pp. 2045–2062, 2007
  5. Systematics, biogeography and diversification of the Indo-Australian genus Delias H?bner (Lepidoptera: Pieridae): phylogenetic evidence supports an 'out-of-Australia' origin
    Systematic Entomology, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 2–25, 2007
  6. KARYOTYPIC DIVERSITY AND SPECIATION IN AGRODIAETUS BUTTERFLIES
    Evolution, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 546–559, 2007
  7. Phylogeny of the Ants: Diversification in the Age of Angiosperms
    Science, vol. 312, no. 5770, pp. 101–104, 2006
  8. DO ANTS ENHANCE DIVERSIFICATION IN LYCAENID BUTTERFLIES? PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE FROM A MODEL MYRMECOPHILE, JALMENUS EVAGORAS
    Evolution, vol. 60, no. 2, p. 315, 2006
  9. Molecular phylogeny and systematics of the Pieridae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea): higher classification and biogeography
    Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 147, no. 2, pp. 239–275, 2006
  10. Molecular phylogeny and systematics of the Pieridae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea): higher classification and biogeography
    Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 147, no. 3, pp. 417–417, 2006
  11. Convergence of chemical mimicry in a guild of aphid predators
    Ecological Entomology, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 41–51, 2006
  12. Reinforcement of pre-zygotic isolation and karyotype evolution in Agrodiaetus butterflies
    Nature, vol. 436, no. 7049, Article ID nature03704, 4 pages, 2005
  13. Synergistic effects of combining morphological and molecular data in resolving the phylogeny of butterflies and skippers
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 272, no. 1572, pp. 1577–1586, 2005
  14. Pseudomonas syringae manipulates systemic plant defenses against pathogens and herbivores
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 102, no. 5, pp. 1791–1796, 2005
  15. Phylogeny of Agrodiaetus Hübner 1822 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) Inferred from mtDNA Sequences of COI and COII and Nuclear Sequences of EF1 -a: Karyotype Diversification and Species Radiation
    Systematic Biology, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 278–298, 2004
  16. The evolution of alternative parasitic life histories in large blue butterflies
    Nature, vol. 432, no. 7015, Article ID nature03020, 4 pages, 2004
  17. Tempo of speciation in a butterfly genus from the Southeast Asian tropics, inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data
    Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 1181–1196, 2004
  18. Molecular phylogeny of the Oriental butterfly genus Arhopala (Lycaenidae, Theclinae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear genes
    Systematic Entomology, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 115–131, 2004
  19. Signals Involved in Arabidopsis Resistance to Trichoplusia ni Caterpillars Induced by Virulent and Avirulent Strains of the Phytopathogen Pseudomonas syringae
    PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, vol. 129, no. 2, pp. 551–564, 2002
  20. THE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF ANT ASSOCIATION IN THE LYCAENIDAE (LEPIDOPTERA)
    Annual Review of Entomology, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 733–771, 2002
  21. Oviposition tests of ant preference in a myrmecophilous butterfly
    Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 861–870, 2002
  22. Phylogeny of Bicyclus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Inferred from COI, COII, and EF-1a Gene Sequences
    Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 264–281, 2001
  23. The cavity-dwelling ant Leptothorax curvispinosus uses nest geometry to discriminate between potential homes
    Animal Behaviour, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 281–287, 2001
  24. Molecular evolution of a long wavelength-sensitive opsin in mimetic Heliconius butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
    Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 72, no. 3, pp. 435–449, 2001
  25. The TASTY Locus on Chromosome 1 of Arabidopsis Affects Feeding of the Insect Herbivore Trichoplusia ni
    PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, vol. 126, no. 2, pp. 890–898, 2001
  26. RETROSPECTIVE:William Hamilton (1936-2000)
    Science, vol. 287, no. 5462, pp. 2438–2438, 2000
  27. Phylogeny and Life History Evolution of the Genus Chrysoritis within the Aphnaeini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), Inferred from Mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I Sequences
    Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 85–96, 2000
  28. Effects of mating history on ejaculate size, fecundity, longevity, and copulation duration in the ant-tended lycaenid butterfly, Jalmenus evagoras
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 119–128, 2000
  29. Acoustics, context and function of vibrational signalling in a lycaenid butterfly–ant mutualism
    Animal Behaviour, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 13–26, 2000
  30. A comparison of the composition of silk proteins produced by spiders and insects
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, vol. 24, no. 2-3, pp. 109–118, 1999
  31. Aggregation as a cost-reducing strategy for lycaenid larvae
    Behavioral Ecology, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 109–115, 1998
  32. Cloning of the gene encoding honeybee long-wavelength rhodopsin: A new class of insect visual pigments
    Gene, vol. 173, no. 2, pp. 215–219, 1996
  33. The effect of ant association on the population genetics of the Australian butterflyJalmenus evagoras(Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)
    Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 287–306, 1996