From metapopulation theory to conservation recommendations: lessons from spatial occurrence and abundance patterns of Maculinea butterflies P Nowicki, A Pepkowska, J Kudlek, P Skórka, M Witek, J Settele, ... Biological Conservation 140 (1-2), 119-129, 2007 | 113 | 2007 |
Host ant specificity of large blue butterflies Phengaris (Maculinea)(Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) inhabiting humid grasslands in East-central Europe M Witek, E Śliwińska, P Skorka, P Nowicki, M Wantuch, V Vrabec, ... European Journal of Entomology 105 (5), 2008 | 93 | 2008 |
Invasive alien plants affect grassland ant communities, colony size and foraging behaviour M Lenda, M Witek, P Skórka, D Moroń, M Woyciechowski Biological Invasions 15 (11), 2403-2414, 2013 | 85 | 2013 |
Myrmica ants host highly diverse parasitic communities: from social parasites to microbes M Witek, F Barbero, B Markó Insectes Sociaux 61 (4), 307-323, 2014 | 79 | 2014 |
Division of labour among workers with different life expectancy in the ant Myrmica scabrinodis D Moroń, M Witek, M Woyciechowski Animal Behaviour 75 (2), 345-350, 2008 | 75 | 2008 |
Polymorphic growth in larvae of Maculinea butterflies, as an example of biennialism in myrmecophilous insects M Witek, EB Sliwinska, P Skorka, P Nowicki, J Settele, M Woyciechowski Oecologia 148 (4), 729, 2006 | 73 | 2006 |
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 | 66 | 2019 |
Oviposition patterns in the myrmecophilous butterfly Maculinea alcon Denis & Schiffermueller(Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in relation to characteristics of foodplants and presence … P Nowicki, M Witek, P Skórka, M Woyciechowski Polish Journal of Ecology 53 (3), 409-417, 2005 | 58 | 2005 |
Different flight behaviour of the endangered scarce large blue butterfly Phengaris teleius (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) within and outside its habitat patches P Skórka, P Nowicki, M Lenda, M Witek, EB Śliwińska, J Settele, ... Landscape Ecology 28 (3), 533-546, 2013 | 55 | 2013 |
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 | 49 | 2011 |
Selection on dispersal in isolated butterfly metapopulations S Bonelli, V Vrabec, M Witek, F Barbero, D Patricelli, P Nowicki Population ecology 55 (3), 469-478, 2013 | 47 | 2013 |
Local host ant specificity of Phengaris (Maculinea) teleius butterfly, an obligatory social parasite of Myrmica ants M Witek, P Nowicki, EB Śliwińska, P Skorka, J Settele, K Schönrogge, ... Ecological Entomology 35 (5), 557-564, 2010 | 45 | 2010 |
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 2012, 2012 | 43 | 2012 |
Three categories of urban green areas and the effect of their different management on the communities of ants, spiders and harvestmen G Trigos-Peral, T Rutkowski, M Witek, P Ślipiński, H Babik, W Czechowski Urban Ecosystems, 1-16, 2020 | 41 | 2020 |
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, 46323, 2017 | 40 | 2017 |
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 (1-2), 103-110, 2011 | 38 | 2011 |
Morphology of caterpillars and pupae of European Maculinea species (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) with an identification table E Śliwińska, P Nowicki, D Nash, M Witek, J Settele, M Woyciechowski Entomologica Fennica 17 (4), 351-358, 2006 | 36 | 2006 |
Local populations of endangered Maculinea (Phengaris) butterflies are flood resistant J Kajzer-Bonk, P Nowicki, M Bonk, P Skórka, M Witek, M Woyciechowski Journal of insect conservation 17 (6), 1105-1112, 2013 | 33 | 2013 |
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 | 33 | 2013 |
Distribution, host specificity, and the potential for cryptic speciation in hoverfly Microdon myrmicae (Diptera: Syrphidae), a social parasite of Myrmica ants S Bonelli, M Witek, S Canterino, M Sielezniew, ... Ecological Entomology 36 (2), 135-143, 2011 | 33 | 2011 |