B. Visser

Inbreeding and learning affect fitness and colonization of new host plants, a behavioral innovation in the spider mite Tetranychus urticae

This study shows that inbreeding in spider mites reduces their ability to learn and colonize new host plants, impacting reproductive fitness.

Warmer temperatures result in maladaptive learning of sexual preferences

This study shows that warmer temperatures disrupt sexual preference learning in butterflies, leading to maladaptive mating choices and reduced female fitness.

Mosaic evolution of molecular pathways for sex pheromone communication in a butterfly

This study identifies the molecular pathways for sex pheromone communication in butterflies, showing a mix of moth-derived and ancestral insect genes.

Phenotypic plasticity explains apparent reverse evolution of fat synthesis in parasitoid insects

The paper shows that apparent reverse evolution of fat synthesis in parasitoid insects is due to phenotypic plasticity, not actual genetic regain, and demonstrates its evolutionary stability through simulations.

Common practice solvent extraction does not reflect actual emission of a sex pheromone during butterfly courtship

The study shows that solvent extraction underestimates actual sex pheromone emission during butterfly courtship, with headspace sampling better correlating with mating success.

Partial restoration of mutational robustness after addition of genetic polymorphism and in the presence of sexual selection

The paper shows that sexual selection can restore mutational robustness in a butterfly mutant line through epistatic interactions with genetic polymorphism.