Stephen H Montgomery

2024

Enhanced long-term memory and increased mushroom body plasticity in Heliconius butterflies

Young, F. J., Alcalde Antón, A., Melo-Flórez, L., Couto, A., Foley, J. R., Monllor, M., McMillan, W. O. & Montgomery, S. H., 16 Feb 2024, In: iScience. 27, 2, 108949.

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Evolution of larval gregariousness is associated with host plant specialisation, but not host morphology, in Heliconiini butterflies

Mclellan, C. F. & Montgomery, S. H., 8 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ecology and Evolution. 14, 2, e11002.

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Reversal learning of visual cues in Heliconiini butterflies

Young, F. J., Melo-Flórez, L., McMillan, W. O. & Montgomery, S. H., 1 Feb 2024, In: Animal Behaviour. 208, p. 69-77 9 p.

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2023

Adult neurogenesis does not explain the extensive post-eclosion growth of Heliconius mushroom bodies

Alcalde Antón, A., Young, Y., Melo-Flórez, L., Couto, A., Cross, S., McMillan, W. O. & Montgomery, S. H., 25 Oct 2023, In: Royal Society Open Science. 10, 10, 11 p., 230755.

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A modified method to analyse cell proliferation using EdU labelling in large insect brains

Anton, A. A., Farnworth, M. S., Hebberecht, L., Harrison, C. J. & Montgomery, S. H., 5 Oct 2023, In: PLoS ONE. 18, 10, p. e0292009 e0292009.

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Evolutionary dynamics of genome size and content during the adaptive radiation of Heliconiini butterflies

Cicconardi, F., Milanetti, E., Pinheiro de Castro, E. C., Mazo-Vargas, A., van Belleghem, S. M., Ruggieri, A. A., Hanly, J., Evans, E., Jiggins, C. D., McMillan, W. O., Papa, R., Di Marino, D., Martin, A. & Montgomery, S. H., 12 Sept 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 5620.

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Long-term spatial memory, across large spatial scales, in Heliconius butterflies

Moura, P., Young, F. J., Monllor, M., Cardoso, M. & Montgomery, S. H., 7 Aug 2023, In: Current Biology. 33 , 15, p. R797-R798 2 p.

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Multiple axes of visual system diversity in Ithomiini, an ecologically diverse tribe of mimetic butterflies

Wainwright, J. B., Schofield, C., Conway, M., Phillips, D., Martin-Silverstone, E., Brodrick, E. A., Cicconardi, F., How, M. J., Roberts, N. W. & Montgomery, S. H., 1 Dec 2023, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 226, 24, jeb246423.

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No evidence of social learning in a socially roosting butterfly in an associative learning task

Moura, P., Cardoso, M. Z. & Montgomery, S. H., 17 May 2023, In: Biology Letters. 19, 5, 6 p.

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Parallel evolution of behavior, physiology, and life history associated with altitudinal shifts in forest type in Heliconius butterflies

Rivas Sanchez, D. F., Melo-Flórez, L., Aragón, A., Pardo-Díaz, C., Salazar, C., Montgomery, S. H. & Merrill, R. M., 19 Apr 2023, In: Evolution. 77, 6, p. 1458-1467 10 p.

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Patterns of host plant use do not explain mushroom body expansion in Heliconiini butterflies

Young, F. J., Monllor, M., McMillan, W. O. & Montgomery, S. H., 26 Jul 2023, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 290, 2003, 20231155.

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Pattern variation is linked to anti-predator coloration in butterfly larvae

Mclellan, C., Cuthill, I. C. & Montgomery, S. H., 28 Jun 2023, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 290, 2001, 9 p., 20230811.

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Plasticity and genetic effects contribute to different axes of neural divergence in a community of mimetic Heliconius butterflies

Hebberecht Lopez, L., Wainwright, B., Thompson, C., Kershenbaum, S., McMillan, W. O. & Montgomery, S. H., 8 Aug 2023, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 36, 8, p. 1116-1132 17 p.

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Rapid expansion and visual specialisation of learning and memory centres in the brains of Heliconiini butterflies

Couto, A., Young, F. J., Atzeni, D., Marty, S., Melo-Flórez, L., Hebberecht Lopez, L., Monllor, M., Cicconardi, F., Neal, C. R., McMillan, W. O. & Montgomery, S. H., 7 Jul 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 4024.

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The endangered brain: actively preserving ex-situ animal behaviour and cognition will benefit in-situ conservation

Clark, F., Greggor, A. L., Montgomery, S. H. & Plotnik, J. M., 30 Aug 2023, In: Royal Society Open Science. 10, 8, 16 p., 230707.

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The sensory ecology of speciation

Dalbosco Dell'Aglio, D., Rivas Sanchez, D. F., Wright, D. S., Merrill, R. M. & Montgomery, S. H., 5 Dec 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: CSHL Perspectives in Biology. 16, 1, 22 p., a041428.

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Towards an integrative approach to understanding collective behaviour in caterpillars

Mclellan, C. & Montgomery, S. H., 10 Apr 2023, In: Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences. 378, 1874, 20220072.

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Warning Coloration, Body Size, and the Evolution of Gregarious Behavior in Butterfly Larvae

Mclellan, C., Cuthill, I. C. & Montgomery, S. H., 1 Jul 2023, In: American Naturalist. 202, 1, p. 64-77 14 p.

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2022

A butterfly pan-genome reveals a large amount of structural variation underlies the evolution of chromatin accessibility.

Ruggieri, A., Livraghu, L., Lewis, J. L., Cicconardi, F., Evans, E., Hebberecht Lopez, L., Ortiz-Ruiz, Y., Montgomery, S. H., Ghezzi, A., radio Rodriguez-Martinez, J., Jiggins, C., McMillan, W. O., Counterman, B., Papa, R. & van Belleghem, S., 2022, In: Genome Research. 32, 10

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Complexity of biological scaling suggests an absence of systematic trade-offs between sensory modalities in Drosophila

Farnworth, M. & Montgomery, S. H., 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 1, p. 2944 2944.

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Divergence in Heliconius flight behaviour is associated with local adaptation to different forest structures

Dell'Aglio, D. D., Mena, S., Mauxion, R., McMillan, W. O. & Montgomery, S. H., 1 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 91, 4, p. 727-737 11 p.

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Neuroanatomical shifts mirror patterns of ecological divergence in three diverse clades of mimetic butterflies

Wainwright, B. & Montgomery, S. H., 2022, In: Evolution. 76, 8, p. 1806-1820 15 p.

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Repeated genetic adaptation to high altitude in two tropical butterflies.

Montejo-Kovacevich, G., Meier, J., Bacquet, C. N., Warren, I. A., Chan, Y. F., Kucka, M., Rueda-M, N., Montgomery, S. H., McMillan, W. O., Kozak, K. M., Nadeau, N. J., Martin, S. H. & Jiggins, C., 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 4676

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Shifting balances in the weighting of sensory modalities are predicted by divergence in brain morphology in incipient species of Heliconius butterflies

Dell'Aglio, D., McMillan, O. & Montgomery, S. H., 1 Mar 2022, In: Animal Behaviour. 185, p. 83-90 8 p.

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The evolution of adult pollen feeding did not alter postembryonic growth in Heliconius butterflies

Hebberecht Lopez, L., Melo-Flórez, L., Young, F. J., McMillan, W. O. & Montgomery, S. H., 2022, In: Ecology and Evolution. 12, 6, e8999.

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True site fidelity in pollen-feeding butterflies

Moura, P., Corso, G., Montgomery, S. H. & Cardoso, M., 1 Mar 2022, In: Functional Ecology. 36, 3, p. 572-582 11 p.

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2021

An agent-based model clarifies the importance of functional and developmental integration in shaping brain evolution

Avin, S., Currie, A. & Montgomery, S. H., 10 May 2021, In: BMC Biology. 19, 18 p., 97.

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Chromosome fusion affects genetic diversity and evolutionary turnover of functional loci, but consistently depends on chromosome size

Cicconardi, F., Lewis, J. J., Martin, S. H., Reed, R. D., Danko, C. G. & Montgomery, S. H., 27 Sept 2021, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38, 10, p. 4449-4462 14 p.

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Re-emergence and diversification of a specialised antennal lobe morphology in ithomiine butterflies

Morris, B. J., Couto, A., Aydin, A. & Montgomery, S. H., 12 Aug 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Evolution. 75, 12, p. 3191-3202 11 p.

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The Dryas iulia genome supports multiple gains of a W chromosome from a B chromosome in butterflies

Lewis, J. J., Cicconardi, F., Martin, S. H., Reed, R. D., Danko, C. G. & Montgomery, S. H., 6 Jul 2021, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 13, 7

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2020

Heliconiini butterflies can learn time-dependent reward associations

Toure, M. W., Young, F. J., McMillan, O. & Montgomery, S. H., 23 Sept 2020, In: Biology Letters. 16, 9, 5 p.

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Linking ecological specialisation to adaptations in butterfly brains and sensory systems

Couto, A., Wainwright, J. B., Morris, B. J. & Montgomery, S. H., 1 Dec 2020, In: Current Opinion in Insect Science. 42, p. 55-60 6 p.

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Visual mate preference evolution during butterfly speciation is linked to neural processing genes

Rossi, M., Hausmann, A., Thurman, T., Montgomery, S. H., Papa, R., Jiggins, C., McMillan, O. & Merrill, R., 21 Sept 2020, In: Nature Communications. 11, 4763, 10 p., 4763 (2020).

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2019

Are brain weights estimated from scaling relationships suitable for comparative studies of animal cognition?

Montgomery, S. H., Nov 2019, In: Animal Cognition. 22, 6, p. 1191-1195 5 p.

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Co‐evolution of cerebral and cerebellar expansion in cetaceans

Muller, A. S. & Montgomery, S. H., 10 Dec 2019, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 32, 12, p. 1418-1431 14 p.

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2018

Beyond brain size: Uncovering the neural correlates of behavioral and cognitive specialization

Logan, C. J., Avin, S., Boogert, N., Buskell, A., Cross, F. R., Currie, A., Jelbert, S., Lukas, D., Mares, R., Navarrete, A. F., Shigeno, S. & Montgomery, S. H., 1 Jan 2018, In: Comparative Cognition and Behavior Reviews. 13, p. 55-90 36 p.

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Hominin Brain Evolution: The Only Way Is Up?

Montgomery, S., 23 Jul 2018, In: Current Biology. 28, 14, p. R788-R790

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2017

Divergence in brain composition during the early stages of ecological specialization in Heliconius butterflies

Montgomery, S. H. & Merrill, R. M., Mar 2017, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 30, 3, p. 571-582 12 p.

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Evidence of a Conserved Molecular Response to Selection for Increased Brain Size in Primates

Boddy, A. M., Harrison, P. W., Montgomery, S. H., Caravas, J. A., Raghanti, M. A., Phillips, K. A., Mundy, N. I. & Wildman, D. E., 1 Mar 2017, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 9, 3, p. 700-713 14 p.

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Genetics of Cerebellar and Neocortical Expansion in Anthropoid Primates: A Comparative Approach

Harrison, P. W. & Montgomery, S. H., 2017, In: Brain, Behavior and Evolution. 89, 4, p. 274-285 12 p.

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2016

Brain composition in Heliconius butterflies, posteclosion growth and experience-dependent neuropil plasticity

Montgomery, S. H., Merrill, R. M. & Ott, S. R., 15 Jun 2016, In: Journal of Comparative Neurology. 524, 9, p. 1747-69 23 p.

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Inferring regulatory change from gene expression: the confounding effects of tissue scaling

Montgomery, S. H. & Mank, J. E., Oct 2016, In: Molecular Ecology. 25, 20, p. 5114-5128 15 p.

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2015

Brain composition in Godyris zavaleta, a diurnal butterfly, Reflects an increased reliance on olfactory information

Montgomery, S. H. & Ott, S. R., 15 Apr 2015, In: Journal of Comparative Neurology. 523, 6, p. 869-91 23 p.

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Phylogenetic Analysis Supports a Link between DUF1220 Domain Number and Primate Brain Expansion

Zimmer, F. & Montgomery, S. H., 25 Jun 2015, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 7, 8, p. 2083-8 6 p.

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Sexual selection drives evolution and rapid turnover of male gene expression

Harrison, P. W., Wright, A. E., Zimmer, F., Dean, R., Montgomery, S. H., Pointer, M. A. & Mank, J. E., 7 Apr 2015, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112, 14, p. 4393-4398 6 p.

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Variation in promiscuity and sexual selection drives avian rate of Faster-Z evolution

Wright, A. E., Harrison, P. W., Zimmer, F., Montgomery, S. H., Pointer, M. A. & Mank, J. E., Mar 2015, In: Molecular Ecology. 24, 6, p. 1218-35 18 p.

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2014

ASPM and mammalian brain evolution: a case study in the difficulty in making macroevolutionary inferences about gene-phenotype associations

Montgomery, S. H., Mundy, N. I. & Barton, R. A., 7 Mar 2014, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 281, 1778, p. 20131743

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Independent stratum formation on the avian sex chromosomes reveals inter-chromosomal gene conversion and predominance of purifying selection on the W chromosome

Wright, A. E., Harrison, P. W., Montgomery, S. H., Pointer, M. A. & Mank, J. E., Nov 2014, In: Evolution. 68, 11, p. 3281-95 15 p.

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Microcephaly genes evolved adaptively throughout the evolution of eutherian mammals

Montgomery, S. H. & Mundy, N. I., 5 Jun 2014, In: BMC Evolutionary Biology. 14, p. 120

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SWAMP: Sliding Window Alignment Masker for PAML

Harrison, P. W., Jordan, G. E. & Montgomery, S. H., 2014, In: Evolutionary Bioinformatics. 10, p. 197-204 8 p.

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