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An ensemble machine learning bioavailable strontium isoscape for Eastern Canada
Bioavailable strontium isotope ratios (87Sr/86Sr) distribution across the landscape mainly follow the underlying lithology, making …
Mael Le Corre, Felipe Dargent, Vaughan Grimes, Joshua Wright, Steeve D cote, Megan S. Reich, Jean-Noël Candau, Marrissa Miller, Brent Holmes, Clement Bataille, Kate Britton
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Isotope geolocation and population genomics in Vanessa cardui: Short- and long-distance migrants are genetically undifferentiated
The painted lady butterfly Vanessa cardui is renowned for its virtually cosmopolitan distribution and the remarkable long-distance …
Megan S. Reich, Daria Shipilina, Venkat Talla, Farid Bahleman, Khadim Kébé, Johanna L Berger, Niclas Backström, Gerard Talavera, Clement Bataille
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Trans-Saharan migratory patterns in Vanessa cardui and evidence for a southward leapfrog migration.
Some insects, such as the painted lady butterfly Vanessa cardui, exhibit complex annual migratory cycles spanning multiple generations. …
Megan S. Reich, Sana Ghouri, Samantha Zabudsky, Lihai Hu, Mael Le Corre, Ivy Ng'iru, Dubi Benyamini, Daria Shipilina, Steve C Collins, Dino J Martins, Roger Vila, Gerard Talavera, Clement Bataille
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Pollen metabarcoding reveals the origin and multigenerational migratory pathway of an intercontinental-scale butterfly outbreak.
Migratory insects may move in large numbers, even surpassing migratory vertebrates in biomass. Long-distance migratory insects complete …
Johanna L. Gorki, Roger Lopez-Mañas, Llorenç Sáez, Mattia Menchetti, Nazar Shapoval, Anne Andersen, Dubi Benyamini, Steve Daniels, Aurora García-Berro, Megan S. Reich, Stefano Scalercio, Eric Toro-Delgado, Clement P. Bataille, Christina Domingo-Marimon, Roger Vila, Tomasz Suchan, Gerard Talavera
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A trans-oceanic flight of over 4,200 km by painted lady butterflies
The extent of aerial flows of insects circulating around the planet and their impact on ecosystems and biogeography remain enigmatic …
Tomasz Suchan, Clement P. Bataille, Megan S. Reich, Eric Toro-Delgado, Roger Vila, Naomi E. Pierce, Gerard Talavera
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A hydrogen isoscape for tracing the migration of herbivorous lepidopterans across the Afro‐Palearctic range
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Many insect species undertake multigenerational migrations in the Afro-tropical and Palearctic ranges, and understanding …
Sana Ghouri, Megan S. Reich, Roger Lopez-Mañas, Gerard Talavera, Gabriel Bowen, Roger Vila, Valery N. K. Talla, Steve C. Collins, Dino J. Martins, Clement Bataille
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The Afrotropical breeding grounds of the Palearctic-African migratory painted lady butterflies (Vanessa cardui)
Migratory insects are key players in ecosystem functioning and services, but their spatiotemporal distributions are typically poorly …
Gerard Talavera, Aurora García-Berro, Valery N. K. Talla, Ivy Ng'iru, Farid Bahleman, Khadim Kébé, Kelvin M. Nzala, Dulce Plasencia, Mohammad A. J. Marafi, Abeje Kassie, Eude O. A. Goudégnon, Martial Kiki, Dubi Benyamini, Megan S. Reich, Roger Lopez-Mañas, Fulvia Benetello, Steve C. Collins, Clement P. Bataille, Naomi E. Pierce, Dino J. Martins, Tomasz Suchan, Mattia Menchetti, Roger Vila
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Characterizing eastern spruce budworm’s large-scale dispersal events through flight behavior and stable isotope analyses
Eastern spruce budworm moth (Choristoneura fumiferana (Clem.)) mass outbreaks have widespread economic and ecological consequences. A …
Felipe Dargent, Jean-Noël Candau, Kala Studens, Kerry H. Perrault, Megan S. Reich, Clement Pierre Bataille
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Temporal stability of δ2H in insect tissues: Implications for isotope-based geographic assignments
Hydrogen isotope geolocation of insects is based on the assumption that the chitin in the wings of adult migratory insects preserves …
Eve E. Lindroos, Clement P. Bataille, Peter W. Holder, Gerard Talavera, Megan S. Reich
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Metals and metal isotopes incorporation in insect wings: Implications for geolocation and pollution exposure
Anthropogenic activities are exposing insects to elevated levels of toxic metals and are altering the bioavailability of essential …
Megan S Reich, Mira Kindra, Felipe Dargent, Lihai Hu, D T Tyler Flockhart, D Ryan Norris, Heather Kharouba, Gerard Talavera, Clément P Bataille
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Metals and metal isotopes incorporation in insect wings: Implications for geolocation and pollution exposure