Journal articles
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Rosenwald L, Lill JT, Lind EM, Weiss MR. 2017. Dynamics Of Host Plant Selection And Host-Switching By Silver-Spotted Skipper Caterpillars. Arthropod-Plant Interactions: n. pag. Web.
Mallory HS, Howard AF, Weiss MR. 2016. Timing of Environmental Enrichment Affects Memory in the House Cricket, Acheta domesticus. PLoS ONE 11(4): e0152245. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0152245
Raguso RA, Weiss MR. 2015. Concerted Changes in Floral Colour and Scent, and the Importance of Spatio-Temporal Variation in Floral Volatiles. Journal of the Indian Institute of Science 95: 69-92. journal.iisc.ernet.i (invited review with original data)
Cepero LC, Rosenwald LC, Weiss MR. 2015. The Relative Importance of Flower Color and Shape for the Foraging Monarch Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 28: 499-511.
Tsai YJ, Barrows EM, Weiss MR. 2014. Pure self-assessment of size during male-male contests in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis. Ethology 120: 816-824.
Tsai, YJ, EM Barrows & MR Weiss. 2014. Why do larger and older males win contests in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis? Animal Behaviour 91: 150–158.
Uma D, Durkee C, Herzner G, & Weiss M. 2013. Double deception: Ant-mimicking spiders elude both visually- and chemically-oriented predators. PLoS ONE 8(11): e79660.
Rodrigues, D & MR Weiss. 2012. Reward tracking and memory decay in the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus L. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Ethology 118: 1122-1131.
Uma, DB & MR Weiss. 2012. Flee or fight: Ontogenetic changes in the behavior of cobweb spiders in encounters with spider-hunting wasps. Environmental Entomology, 41:1474-1480.
Durkee, C, DB Uma, & MR Weiss. 2011. Ant mimicry lessens predation on a North American jumping spider by larger salticid predators. Environmental Entomology 40: 1223-1231.
Mallory, HS & MR Weiss. 2011. Science in your own backyard: using locally abundant caterpillars and plants to teach about herbivory. American Biology Teacher 73: 463-466.
Blackiston, D, AD Briscoe, & MR Weiss. 2011. Color vision and learning in the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Nymphalidae). Journal of Experimental Biology 214, 509-520.
Rodrigues, D, BW Goodner, & MR Weiss. 2010. Reversal learning and risk-averse foraging behavior in the Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Nymphalidae: Lepidoptera). Ethology 116: 270-280.
Armbruster, P, M Patel, E Johnson, & M Weiss. 2009. Active learning and student-centered pedagogy improve student attitudes and performance in introductory biology. CBE Life Sciences Education, 8:203-213.
Uma, DB & MR Weiss. 2009. Chemical mediation of prey recognition by spider-hunting wasps. Ethology 115: 1-11.
Blackiston DJ, CE Silva, & MR Weiss. 2008. Retention of memory through metamorphosis: Can a moth remember what it learned as a caterpillar? PLoS ONE 3: e1736.
Weiss, MR. 2006. Defecation behavior and ecology of insects. Annual Review of Entomology 51: 635-661.
Farzad, M, DF Soria-Hernandez, M Altura, MB Hamilton, MR Weiss, & HG Elmendorf. 2005. Molecular evolution of the chalcone synthase gene family and identification of the expressed copy in flower petal tissue of Viola cornuta. Plant Science 168: 1127-1134.
Weiss, MR, EE Wilson, & I Castellanos. 2004. Predatory wasps learn to overcome the shelter defenses of their larval prey. Animal Behaviour 68: 45-54.
Farzad, M, R Griesbach, J Hammond, MR Weiss, & HG Elmendorf. 2003. Differential expression of three key anthocyanin biosynthetic genes in a color-changing flower, Viola cornuta cv. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Plant Science 165: 1333-1342.
Weiss, MR, EM Lind, MT Jones, JD Long, & JL Maupin. 2003. Uniformity of leaf shelter construction by early-instar larvae of Epargyreus clarus (Hesperiidae), the silver-spotted skipper. Journal of Insect Behavior 16: 465-480.
Weiss, MR. 2003. Good housekeeping: Why do skipper caterpillars eject their frass? Ecology Letters 6: 361-370.
Weiss, MR & DR Papaj. 2003. Colour learning in two behavioral contexts: how much can a butterfly keep in mind? Animal Behaviour 65: 425-434.
Jones, MT, I Castellanos, & MR Weiss. 2002. Do leaf shelters always protect larvae from invertebrate predators? Ecological Entomology 27: 753-757.
Farzad, M, R Griesbach, & MR Weiss. 2001. Floral color change in Viola cornuta L. (Violaceae): A model system to study regulation of anthocyanin production. Plant Science 162: 225-231.
Lind, E, MT Jones, JD Long, & MR Weiss. 2001. Ontogenetic changes in leaf shelter construction by larvae of the silver-spotted skipper, Epargyreus clarus. Journal of the Lepidopterist’s Society 54: 77-82.
Weiss, MR & BB Lamont. 1997. Floral color change and insect pollination: a dynamic relationship. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 45: 185-199.
Weiss, MR. 1997. Innate colour preferences and flexible colour learning in the pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor (Papilionidae). Animal Behaviour 53: 1043-1052.
Weiss, MR. 1996. Pollen-feeding fly alters floral phenotypic gender in Centropogon solanifolius (Campanulaceae). Biotropica 28: 770-773.
Bernays, EA, & MR Weiss. 1996. Induced food preferences in caterpillars: the need to identify mechanisms (Mini-review). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 78: 1-8.
Weiss, MR. 1995. Associative color learning in a nymphalid butterfly. Ecological Entomology 20: 298-301.
Weiss, MR. 1995. Floral color change: a widespread functional convergence. American Journal of Botany 82: 167-185.
Weiss, MR. 1991. Floral colour changes as cues for pollinators. Nature 354: 227-229.
Weiss, MR. 1991. Floral color change. Acta Horticulturae 228: 294-298.
Villa, JD & MR Weiss. 1990. Observations on the use of visual and olfactory cues by Trigona spp. foragers. Apidologie 21: 541-545.
What to expect when you're expecting... Cicadas!
Rosenwald L, Lill JT, Lind EM, Weiss MR. 2017. Dynamics Of Host Plant Selection And Host-Switching By Silver-Spotted Skipper Caterpillars. Arthropod-Plant Interactions: n. pag. Web.
Mallory HS, Howard AF, Weiss MR. 2016. Timing of Environmental Enrichment Affects Memory in the House Cricket, Acheta domesticus. PLoS ONE 11(4): e0152245. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0152245
Raguso RA, Weiss MR. 2015. Concerted Changes in Floral Colour and Scent, and the Importance of Spatio-Temporal Variation in Floral Volatiles. Journal of the Indian Institute of Science 95: 69-92. journal.iisc.ernet.i (invited review with original data)
Cepero LC, Rosenwald LC, Weiss MR. 2015. The Relative Importance of Flower Color and Shape for the Foraging Monarch Butterfly (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 28: 499-511.
Tsai YJ, Barrows EM, Weiss MR. 2014. Pure self-assessment of size during male-male contests in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis. Ethology 120: 816-824.
Tsai, YJ, EM Barrows & MR Weiss. 2014. Why do larger and older males win contests in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis? Animal Behaviour 91: 150–158.
Uma D, Durkee C, Herzner G, & Weiss M. 2013. Double deception: Ant-mimicking spiders elude both visually- and chemically-oriented predators. PLoS ONE 8(11): e79660.
Rodrigues, D & MR Weiss. 2012. Reward tracking and memory decay in the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus L. (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Ethology 118: 1122-1131.
Uma, DB & MR Weiss. 2012. Flee or fight: Ontogenetic changes in the behavior of cobweb spiders in encounters with spider-hunting wasps. Environmental Entomology, 41:1474-1480.
Durkee, C, DB Uma, & MR Weiss. 2011. Ant mimicry lessens predation on a North American jumping spider by larger salticid predators. Environmental Entomology 40: 1223-1231.
Mallory, HS & MR Weiss. 2011. Science in your own backyard: using locally abundant caterpillars and plants to teach about herbivory. American Biology Teacher 73: 463-466.
Blackiston, D, AD Briscoe, & MR Weiss. 2011. Color vision and learning in the monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Nymphalidae). Journal of Experimental Biology 214, 509-520.
Rodrigues, D, BW Goodner, & MR Weiss. 2010. Reversal learning and risk-averse foraging behavior in the Monarch butterfly, Danaus plexippus (Nymphalidae: Lepidoptera). Ethology 116: 270-280.
Armbruster, P, M Patel, E Johnson, & M Weiss. 2009. Active learning and student-centered pedagogy improve student attitudes and performance in introductory biology. CBE Life Sciences Education, 8:203-213.
Uma, DB & MR Weiss. 2009. Chemical mediation of prey recognition by spider-hunting wasps. Ethology 115: 1-11.
Blackiston DJ, CE Silva, & MR Weiss. 2008. Retention of memory through metamorphosis: Can a moth remember what it learned as a caterpillar? PLoS ONE 3: e1736.
Weiss, MR. 2006. Defecation behavior and ecology of insects. Annual Review of Entomology 51: 635-661.
Farzad, M, DF Soria-Hernandez, M Altura, MB Hamilton, MR Weiss, & HG Elmendorf. 2005. Molecular evolution of the chalcone synthase gene family and identification of the expressed copy in flower petal tissue of Viola cornuta. Plant Science 168: 1127-1134.
Weiss, MR, EE Wilson, & I Castellanos. 2004. Predatory wasps learn to overcome the shelter defenses of their larval prey. Animal Behaviour 68: 45-54.
Farzad, M, R Griesbach, J Hammond, MR Weiss, & HG Elmendorf. 2003. Differential expression of three key anthocyanin biosynthetic genes in a color-changing flower, Viola cornuta cv. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Plant Science 165: 1333-1342.
Weiss, MR, EM Lind, MT Jones, JD Long, & JL Maupin. 2003. Uniformity of leaf shelter construction by early-instar larvae of Epargyreus clarus (Hesperiidae), the silver-spotted skipper. Journal of Insect Behavior 16: 465-480.
Weiss, MR. 2003. Good housekeeping: Why do skipper caterpillars eject their frass? Ecology Letters 6: 361-370.
Weiss, MR & DR Papaj. 2003. Colour learning in two behavioral contexts: how much can a butterfly keep in mind? Animal Behaviour 65: 425-434.
Jones, MT, I Castellanos, & MR Weiss. 2002. Do leaf shelters always protect larvae from invertebrate predators? Ecological Entomology 27: 753-757.
Farzad, M, R Griesbach, & MR Weiss. 2001. Floral color change in Viola cornuta L. (Violaceae): A model system to study regulation of anthocyanin production. Plant Science 162: 225-231.
Lind, E, MT Jones, JD Long, & MR Weiss. 2001. Ontogenetic changes in leaf shelter construction by larvae of the silver-spotted skipper, Epargyreus clarus. Journal of the Lepidopterist’s Society 54: 77-82.
Weiss, MR & BB Lamont. 1997. Floral color change and insect pollination: a dynamic relationship. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 45: 185-199.
Weiss, MR. 1997. Innate colour preferences and flexible colour learning in the pipevine swallowtail, Battus philenor (Papilionidae). Animal Behaviour 53: 1043-1052.
Weiss, MR. 1996. Pollen-feeding fly alters floral phenotypic gender in Centropogon solanifolius (Campanulaceae). Biotropica 28: 770-773.
Bernays, EA, & MR Weiss. 1996. Induced food preferences in caterpillars: the need to identify mechanisms (Mini-review). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 78: 1-8.
Weiss, MR. 1995. Associative color learning in a nymphalid butterfly. Ecological Entomology 20: 298-301.
Weiss, MR. 1995. Floral color change: a widespread functional convergence. American Journal of Botany 82: 167-185.
Weiss, MR. 1991. Floral colour changes as cues for pollinators. Nature 354: 227-229.
Weiss, MR. 1991. Floral color change. Acta Horticulturae 228: 294-298.
Villa, JD & MR Weiss. 1990. Observations on the use of visual and olfactory cues by Trigona spp. foragers. Apidologie 21: 541-545.
Book chapters
Weiss, MR, 2001. Vision and learning in some neglected pollinators: Beetles, flies, moths, and butterflies. In Cognitive Ecology of Pollination. Eds: L. Chittka and J. Thompson, Cambridge University Press (peer reviewed).
Weiss, MR. 2000. A fly larva directly alters floral sex in Centropogon solanifolius. In: Monteverde: ecology and conservation of a tropical cloud forest. Eds: N. M. Nadkarni and N. T. Wheelwright. Oxford University Press.
Weiss, MR. 2000. A fly larva directly alters floral sex in Centropogon solanifolius. In: Monteverde: ecology and conservation of a tropical cloud forest. Eds: N. M. Nadkarni and N. T. Wheelwright. Oxford University Press.
Popular press
Weiss, MR. 2000. Brainy butterflies: Insects are willing to learn. Natural History 109: 38-41 (peer-reviewed).
Weiss, MR. 1997. Brains on the wing: Learning ability in butterflies. American Butterflies 5: 28-32.
Weiss, MR. 1997. Brains on the wing: Learning ability in butterflies. American Butterflies 5: 28-32.
