"Butterflies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Slender-bodies diurnal insects having large, broad wings often strikingly colored and patterned.
| Descriptor ID |
D002080
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.200
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Butterflies" by people in Profiles.
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Livraghi L, Hanly JJ, Evans E, Wright CJ, Loh LS, Mazo-Vargas A, Kamrava K, Carter A, van der Heijden ESM, Reed RD, Papa R, Jiggins CD, Martin A. A long noncoding RNA at the cortex locus controls adaptive coloration in butterflies. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Sep 03; 121(36):e2403326121.
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Ruggieri AA, Livraghi L, Lewis JJ, Evans E, Cicconardi F, Hebberecht L, Ortiz-Ruiz Y, Montgomery SH, Ghezzi A, Rodriguez-Martinez JA, Jiggins CD, McMillan WO, Counterman BA, Papa R, Van Belleghem SM. A butterfly pan-genome reveals that a large amount of structural variation underlies the evolution of chromatin accessibility. Genome Res. 2022 10; 32(10):1862-1875.
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Reppert SM, de Roode JC. Demystifying Monarch Butterfly Migration. Curr Biol. 2018 09 10; 28(17):R1009-R1022.
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Reppert SM, Guerra PA, Merlin C. Neurobiology of Monarch Butterfly Migration. Annu Rev Entomol. 2016; 61:25-42.
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Guerra PA, Reppert SM. Sensory basis of lepidopteran migration: focus on the monarch butterfly. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2015 Oct; 34:20-8.
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Zhan S, Zhang W, Niitep?ld K, Hsu J, Haeger JF, Zalucki MP, Altizer S, de Roode JC, Reppert SM, Kronforst MR. The genetics of monarch butterfly migration and warning colouration. Nature. 2014 Oct 16; 514(7522):317-21.
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Guerra PA, Gegear RJ, Reppert SM. A magnetic compass aids monarch butterfly migration. Nat Commun. 2014 Jun 24; 5:4164.
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Oberhauser KS, Taylor OR, Reppert SM, Dingle H, Nail KR, Pyle RM, Stenoien C. Are monarch butterflies true navigators? The jury is still out. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Sep 24; 110(39):E3680.
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Guerra PA, Reppert SM. Coldness triggers northward flight in remigrant monarch butterflies. Curr Biol. 2013 Mar 04; 23(5):419-23.
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Heinze S, Florman J, Asokaraj S, El Jundi B, Reppert SM. Anatomical basis of sun compass navigation II: the neuronal composition of the central complex of the monarch butterfly. J Comp Neurol. 2013 Feb 01; 521(2):267-98.