L. Ries

Deep computer vision reveals the mediation of thermal-melanism and body size by precipitation and sex in a threatened alpine butterfly, Parnassius smintheus

The paper uses deep computer vision to analyze how precipitation and sex influence body size and melanism in Parnassius smintheus, finding sex-specific responses to environmental factors.

Rising minimum temperatures contribute to 50 years of shifting Arctic and boreal butterfly communities in North America

The paper analyzes 50 years of butterfly population trends in response to rising minimum temperatures in North America, finding cold-adapted species are declining more than warm-adapted ones.

Insecticides, more than herbicides, land use, and climate, are associated with declines in butterfly species richness and abundance in the American Midwest

The paper links insecticide use, particularly neonicotinoid-treated seeds, to declines in butterfly species richness and abundance in the American Midwest.

Functional characterization of clinical isolates of the opportunistic fungal pathogen Aspergillus nidulans

This study characterizes two clinical isolates of A. nidulans, showing differences in growth, metabolism, stress response, and virulence compared to a reference strain.

Butterfly abundance declines over 20 years of systematic monitoring in Ohio, USA

The paper tracks 21 years of butterfly abundance in Ohio, finding a 33% decline and more species with negative trends than positive ones, suggesting widespread environmental impacts.

Tracking trends in monarch abundances over the 20th century is currently impossible using museum records: a response to Boyle et al. (2019)

The paper critiques Boyle et al.'s analysis of monarch abundance trends, showing their results are invalid due to uncorrected sampling biases and highlights the need for better data to track trends over the 20th century.