Bibliography

Journal articles and reviews

• Dion, Toh, Zhu & Monteiro. 2024. Butterfly brains change in morphology and in gene splicing patterns after brief pheromone exposure. bioRxiv. pdf 

• Prakash, Dion, Banerjee & Monteiro. 2024. The molecular basis of scale development highlighted by a single-cell atlas of Bicyclus anynana butterfly pupal forewings. Cell Reports 43(5), 114147 . pdf

• Tiong†, Naing†, Ng†, Dion* & Monteiro*. 2024. Tympanal ears mediate male-male competition, courtship, and mating success in Bicyclus anynana butterflies. Royal Society Open Science 11(3), 231386. pdf

• Connahs*, Tan*, Ter*†, Dion, Matsuoka, Bear & Monteiro. 2022. The yellow gene regulates behavioral plasticity by repressing male courtship in Bicyclus anynana butterflies. Proceedings B. 289(1972). pdf 

Our photo of the yellow and Wt butterflies made it to the cover of Proc. B. 

• Toh*†, Dion* & Monteiro. 2021. Dissections of Larval, Pupal and Adult Butterfly Brains for Immunostaining and Molecular Analysis. MDPI methods and protocols, 4(3). pdf 

We made a detailed video protocol of the brain dissections, available here, and on the left panel 👈.

• Dion, Pui†, Weber† & Monteiro. 2020. Early exposure to new sex pheromone blend alters mate preference of female butterflies and of their offspring. Nature Communication 11, 53. pdf 

• Gowri*†, Dion*, Viswanath†, Monteiro-Piel & Monteiro. 2019. Transgenerational inheritance of learned preferences for novel host plant odors in Bicyclus anynana butterflies. Evolution 73 (12), 2401-2414. pdf

These 2 studies were mentioned in NUS news and shared by several science blogs, such as Phys.org, Tech Explorist, Eurasia News, Science Daily and others.  A nice summary of the Evolution paper was written by Crystal Ho and published in Entomology Today. You can read it here. A photo of B. anynana was also used for the cover of Evolution 73 (12).

• Dion, Monteiro & Nieberding. 2019. The role of learning on insect and spider sexual behaviors, sexual trait, evolution and speciation. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6, article 225. pdf

• Tan*†, Dion* & Monteiro. 2018. Haze smoke impacts the development of butterflies. Scientific reports 8 (1), 15667. pdf

A press article about the haze work was published in the 'Beautiful Science' section of the Singaporean newspaper The Strait Times in January 2019. The online version can be read here.  This work was also mentioned in NUS DBS Research News, and shared by Phys.org, wildsingapore.com and other science blogs.

• Dion, Monteiro & Yew. 2016. Phenotypic plasticity in sex pheromone production in Bicyclus anynana butterflies. Scientific Reports 6, 39002. pdf 

• Despland, Bourdier, Dion & Bauce. 2016. Do white spruce epicuticular wax monoterpenes follow foliar patterns? Canadian Journal of Forest Research 46(8), 1051-1058.  pdf

• Zepeda-Paulo, Dion, Lavandero, Mahéo, Outreman, Simon & Figueroa. 2016. Signatures of genetic bottleneck and differentiation after the introduction of an exotic parasitoid for classical biological control. Biol. Invasions 18 (2), 565-581. pdf

• Zepeda-Paulo, Lavandero, Mahéo, Dion, Outreman, Simon & Figueroa. 2015. Does sex-biased dispersal account for lack of geographic and host-associated differentiation in introduced populations of an aphid parasitoid? Ecology and Evolution 5(11), 2149-2161. pdf

• Perrot-Minnot, Dion & Cézilly. 2013. Modulatory effect of the serotonergic and histaminergic systems on reaction to light in the crustacean Gammarus pulex. Neuropharmacology 75, 31-37. pdf

• Dion, Polin†, Simon & Outreman. 2011. Symbiont infection affects aphid defensive behaviours. Biology Letters 7, 743-746. pdf

• Dion, Zélé†, Simon & Outreman. 2011. Rapid evolution of parasitoids when faced with the symbiont-mediated resistance of their hosts. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24, 741-750. pdf

In Preparation

• Dion, Wong†, Zheng†, Ting†, Gowri† & Monteiro. orco is essential to caterpillars olfactory learning and butterflies sexual behavior.

• Dion, Connahs, Zhu & Monteiro. Early exposure to sex pheromones affects gene expression and DNA methylation in butterfly female antennae.

Outreach

• Dion & Monteiro, 2020. Butterflies can acquire new scent preferences and pass these on to their offspring. NUS News: https://news.nus.edu.sg/research/butterflies-acquire-new-scent-preferences

 Shared by phys.org, UPI, Tech explorist, Eurasia news, Science daily and other science blogs.

• Dion & Monteiro, 2019. Haze smoke affects butterfly caterpillars. NUS News: https://www.science.nus.edu.sg/blog/2019/01/19/haze-smoke-affects-butterfly-caterpillars  

Shared by phys.org, WildSingapore, and Futurity.

• Dion & Monteiro, 2019. The impact of haze on caterpillars. Section ‘Beautiful Science’ of the Singapore national newspaper, The Strait Times (printed and online versions). https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/beautiful-science-7 

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