Foraging Behavior of the Blue Morpho and Other Tropical Butterflies: The Chemical and Electrophysiological Basis of Olfactory Preferences and the Role of Color by Alexandra Sourakov, Adrian Duehl, Andrei Sourakov

“…Inside a live butterfly exhibit, we conducted bioassays to determine whether the presence of color would facilitate the location of attractants by the butterflies. …”
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A Novel Method for Constructing Grid Multi-Wing Butterfly Chaotic Attractors via Nonlinear Coupling Control by Yun Huang

“…A new method is presented to construct grid multi-wing butterfly chaotic attractors. Based on the three-dimensional Lorenz system, two first-order differential equations are added along with one linear coupling controller, respectively. …”
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Simulation and validation of the effect of hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic pressure on contact pressure in a resilient seat butterfly valve by K Yuvaraj, G Arunkumar

Subjects: “…butterfly valve…”
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Antioxidant Activity and Physicochemical Characteristics of Dry Noodles with a Mixture of Wheat Flour and Kidney Bean Flour With the Addition of Butterfly Pea (Clitoria Ternatea L.) Extract by Rina Yenrina, Ismed Ismed, Wina Hildayani, Jihan Rahma

Subjects: “…butterfly pea…”
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A contribution to the knowledge of the butterfly fauna (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of the Cerkljansko Idrijsko region, west Slovenia, with notes on their vertical distribution by Rudi Verovnik

“…The highest diversity of butterfly species and habitat types was observed between 500 and 750 m. …”
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De Prunner’s Ringlet Erebia triaria (de Prunner, 1798) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) – a new species for the Republic of Macedonia by Nikola Micevski

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Status and Trend of Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the 4th of July Butterfly Count Program in 1977–2014 by Scott R. Swengel, Ann B. Swengel

“…We analyze Regal Fritillary incidence and abundance during 1977–2014 in 4th of July Butterfly Counts, an annual census of butterflies in North America. …”
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Genome assembly of an endemic butterfly (Minois aurata) shed light on the genetic mechanisms underlying ecological adaptation to arid valley habitat by Wenqian Hu, Yi Wang, Xiaoxiao Chen, Jialong Huang, Jingge Kuang, Lei Wang, Kangshan Mao, Liang Dou

“…Minois aurata, an endemic butterfly species found exclusively in the arid valley of the upper Minjiang River, represents an attractive model system for studying adaptive evolutionary mechanisms to arid valley environments. …”
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Biology of the Endemic Endangered Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio desmondi teita (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae), on Wild Citrus Species in Taita Hills, Kenya by Oliver C. Genga, Namikoye E. Samita, Ruth Kahuthia-Gathu, Esther N. Kioko

“…The butterflies were exposed to the host plants for oviposition inside the laying buckets under ambient laboratory conditions. …”
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The large and central Caligo martia eyespot may reduce fatal attacks by birds: a case study supports the deflection hypothesis in nature by Iserhard, Cristiano Agra, Malta, Shimene, Penz, Carla, Fraga, Brenda Barbon, Costa, Camila Abel, Schwantz, Taiane, Bordin, Kauane Maiara

Subjects: “…Butterfly facsimiles, Defence strategy, Eye-mimicry, Intimidation, Neotropics, Restinga Forest…”
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Correction: Genome assembly of an endemic butterfly (Minois aurata) shed light on the genetic mechanisms underlying ecological adaptation to arid valley habitat by Wenqian Hu, Yi Wang, Xiaoxiao Chen, Jialong Huang, Jingge Kuang, Lei Wang, Kangshan Mao, Liang Dou

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Phylogeographic analyses reveal recent dispersal and multiple Wolbachia infections of the bright-eyed ringlet Erebia oeme within the European mountain systems by Valentine Mewis, Martin Wendt, Thomas Schmitt

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Shallow-Water Wave Dynamics: Butterfly Waves, X-Waves, Multiple-Lump Waves, Rogue Waves, Stripe Soliton Interactions, Generalized Breathers, and Kuznetsov–Ma Breathers by Sarfaraz Ahmed, Ujala Rehman, Jianbo Fei, Muhammad Irslan Khalid, Xiangsheng Chen

“…Additionally, mixed solutions with butterfly waves, X-waves and lump waves are computed. …”
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Optimization of mechanical and water barrier properties of avocado seed starch based film and its application as smart pH indicator by adding blue butterfly pea flower extract by Ayse Gul Asikkutlu, Meral Yildirim-Yalcin

“…An application study was conducted with blue butterfly pea flower (Clitoria ternatea) extract added at 10 % by volume of the film solution to test its use as a spoilage indicator in packaging chicken breast meat. …”
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Life stage hypothesis modeling determines insect vulnerability during developmental life stages to climate extremes by J. Simone Durney, Diane M. Debinski, Stephen F. Matter

Subjects: “…butterfly…”
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ANFIS-optimized control for resilient and efficient supply chain performance in smart manufacturing by Mona A. AbouElaz, Bilal Naji Alhasnawi, Bishoy E. Sedhom, Vladimír Bureš

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Pipevine Swallowtail, Blue Swallowtail Battus philenor (Linnaeus 1771) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Papilionidae: Papilioninae: Troidini) by Donald W. Hall

“… This document provides an in-depth profile of the pipevine swallowtail butterfly, Battus philenor. It covers the butterfly’s nomenclature, distribution, physical description, life cycle, host plants, natural enemies, and defenses. …”
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Can handheld ultrasound probes reliably measure transabdominal prostate and bladder volumes? A prospective randomized point-of-care ultrasound study by Henry C. Wright, Dillon Corrigan, Smita De

“…We utilized the following standard criteria: ICC < 0.5: poor reliability; 0.5 ≤ ICC < 0.75: moderate reliability; and ICC ≥ 0.75: good reliability.ResultsA total of 78 men in the prostate arm (38 Butterfly, 40 Clarius) and 45 in the bladder arm (24 Butterfly, 21 Clarius) were randomized and included in this study. …”
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Carolina Satyr Hermeuptychia sosybius (Fabricius, 1793) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Satyrini: Euptychiina) by Denise Tan, Andrea Lucky

“… This document provides an overview of the Carolina satyr butterfly, Hermeuptychia sosybius. It details the butterfly’s distribution across the southeastern United States, its preferred habitats, and its life cycle stages from egg to adult. …”
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Theoretical Analysis on Distribution Pattern of Plastic Zone in Surrounding Rock of High-Gas-Coal Roadway by Chao Yuan, Liming Cao, Lei Fan, Jianqiang Guo

“…Larger butterfly leaves are prone to faster degeneration. …”
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