| The “Evolutionarily Significant Unit” concept and its applicability in biological conservation LP Casacci, F Barbero, E Balletto Italian Journal of Zoology 81 (2), 182-193, 2014 | 120 | 2014 |
| Integrating three comprehensive data sets shows that mitochondrial DNA variation is linked to species traits and paleogeographic events in European butterflies L Dapporto, A Cini, R Vodă, V Dincă, M Wiemers, M Menchetti, G Magini, ... Molecular Ecology Resources 19 (6), 1623-1636, 2019 | 76 | 2019 |
| Patterns of host use by brood parasitic Maculinea butterflies across Europe A Tartally, JA Thomas, C Anton, E Balletto, F Barbero, S Bonelli, M Bräu, ... Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 374 (1769), 20180202, 2019 | 56 | 2019 |
| Rise and fall of island butterfly diversity: Understanding genetic differentiation and extinction in a highly diverse archipelago L Dapporto, A Cini, M Menchetti, R Vodă, S Bonelli, LP Casacci, V Dincă, ... Diversity and Distributions 23 (10), 1169-1181, 2017 | 51 | 2017 |
| The first red list of Italian butterflies S Bonelli, LP Casacci, F Barbero, C Cerrato, L Dapporto, V Sbordoni, ... Insect Conservation and Diversity 11 (5), 506-521, 2018 | 48 | 2018 |
| Lista rossa IUCN delle farfalle Italiane-Ropaloceri E Balletto, S Bonelli, F Barbero, LP Casacci, V Sbordoni, L Dapporto, ... Comitato Italiano IUCN e Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del …, 2015 | 48 | 2015 |
| Variation in butterfly larval acoustics as a strategy to infiltrate and exploit host ant colony resources M Sala, LP Casacci, E Balletto, S Bonelli, F Barbero PLOS one 9 (4), e94341, 2014 | 48 | 2014 |
| To lay or not to lay: oviposition of Maculinea arion in relation to Myrmica ant presence and host plant phenology D Patricelli, F Barbero, V La Morgia, LP Casacci, M Witek, E Balletto, ... Animal Behaviour 82 (4), 791-799, 2011 | 47 | 2011 |
| How long is 3 km for a butterfly? Ecological constraints and functional traits explain high mitochondrial genetic diversity between Sicily and the Italian Peninsula S Scalercio, A Cini, M Menchetti, R Vodă, S Bonelli, A Bordoni, ... Journal of Animal Ecology 89 (9), 2013-2026, 2020 | 45 | 2020 |
| Myrmica Ants and Their Butterfly Parasites with Special Focus on the Acoustic Communication F Barbero, D Patricelli, M Witek, E Balletto, LP Casacci, M Sala, S Bonelli Psyche: A Journal of Entomology 2012 (1), 725237, 2012 | 43 | 2012 |
| Chemical, physiological and molecular responses of host plants to lepidopteran egg-laying CM Bertea, LP Casacci, S Bonelli, A Zampollo, F Barbero Frontiers in plant science 10, 1768, 2020 | 41 | 2020 |
| Ant pupae employ acoustics to communicate social status in their colony’s hierarchy LP Casacci, JA Thomas, M Sala, D Treanor, S Bonelli, E Balletto, ... Current Biology 23 (4), 323-327, 2013 | 41 | 2013 |
| Acoustic communication within ant societies and its mimicry by mutualistic and socially parasitic myrmecophiles K Schönrogge, F Barbero, LP Casacci, J Settele, JA Thomas Animal Behaviour 134, 249-256, 2017 | 38 | 2017 |
| Lock-picks: fungal infection facilitates the intrusion of strangers into ant colonies E Csata, N Timuş, M Witek, LP Casacci, C Lucas, AG Bagnères, ... Scientific Reports 7 (1), 46323, 2017 | 38 | 2017 |
| Multimodal signaling in myrmecophilous butterflies LP Casacci, S Bonelli, E Balletto, F Barbero Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7, 454, 2019 | 37 | 2019 |
| Habitat preferences of Maculinea arion and its Myrmica host ants: implications for habitat management in Italian Alps LP Casacci, M Witek, F Barbero, D Patricelli, G Solazzo, E Balletto, ... Journal of Insect Conservation 15, 103-110, 2011 | 35 | 2011 |
| Interspecific relationships in co-occurring populations of social parasites and their host ants M Witek, LP Casacci, F Barbero, D Patricelli, M Sala, S Bossi, M Maffei, ... Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 109 (3), 699-709, 2013 | 32 | 2013 |
| Plant defences against ants provide a pathway to social parasitism in butterflies D Patricelli, F Barbero, A Occhipinti, CM Bertea, S Bonelli, LP Casacci, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282 (1811), 20151111, 2015 | 31 | 2015 |
| Dispersal and connectivity effects at different altitudes in the Euphydryas aurinia complex LP Casacci, C Cerrato, F Barbero, L Bosso, S Ghidotti, M Paveto, M Pesce, ... Journal of Insect Conservation 19, 265-277, 2015 | 28 | 2015 |
| The isolated Erebia pandrose Apennine population is genetically unique and endangered by climate change G Sistri, M Menchetti, L Santini, L Pasquali, S Sapienti, A Cini, L Platania, ... Insect Conservation and Diversity 15 (1), 136-148, 2022 | 26 | 2022 |
