Freerk Molleman

This study assesses the conservation value of secondary and plantation forests for fruit-feeding butterflies in northern Vietnam, finding that primary forests support higher species richness than secondary or plantation forests.

The paper measures the growth rate of parasitised and non-parasitised caterpillars feeding on oak trees and finds parasitoids reduce growth rate on average across six Lepidoptera species.

This study investigates how two tropical butterflies use humidity as a cue for seasonal wing pattern plasticity, finding species-specific mechanisms.

The paper shows that humidity, not temperature, regulates eyespot size in butterflies from populations where temperature is unreliable, and finds local adaptation in cue use and life history traits.

The paper examines inter-annual abundance variation in noctuid moths, finding that larger and polymorphic species show less variation, while feeding preferences influence peak abundance timing.

The paper presents a high-quality genome assembly of the Neotropical butterfly Batesia hypochlora, providing a resource for studying evolution and adaptation in Amazonian butterflies.

The study examines how larval growth rate influences adult wing shape and eyespot size in Melanitis leda, finding stronger effects on wing shape than eyespot size, with sex-specific patterns.