Publications
SHM's Google Scholar - SHM's Research Gate - please feel free to email me for PDFs. Comments are always welcome and appreciated.
Current/former lab members, including honorary members, in blue.
Pre-prints
Marty S*, Couto A*, Brard N, Dawson EH, d’Ettorre P, Montgomery SH**, Sandoz J-C**. Ancestral complexity and constrained diversification of the ant olfactory system. bioRxiv. */** contributed equally
Hodge E, Alcalde Anton A, Bestea A, Hernández G, Aguilar JM, Farnworth M, Dell'Aglio DD, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Modality specific memory enhancement in Heliconius butterflies. bioRxiv.
Wainwright JB, Loupasaki T, Ramírez F, Penry-Williams IL, England SJ, Barker A, Meier JI, How MJ, Roberts NW, Troscianko J, Montgomery SH. Mutualisms within light microhabitats drive sensory convergence in a mimetic butterfly community. bioRxiv.
van der Heijden ESM, Nasvall K, Beserra Nobre CE, Seixas FA, Maia ACD, Salazar-Carrion PA, WalkerJM, Szczerbowski D, Schulz S, Warren IA, Gavilanes Cordova KG, Sanchez-Carvajal MJ, Chandi F, Arias-Cruz AP,Rueda-Munoz N, Salazar C, Dasmahapatra KK, Montgomery SH, McClure M, Absolon DE, Mathers TC, Santos CA, McCarthy S, Wood J, Bacquet C, Freitas AVL, Willmott KR, Jiggins CD, Elias M, Meier JI. Genomics of Neotropical biodiversity indicators: two butterfly radiations with rampant chromosomal rearrangements and hybridisation. bioRxiv.
Rivas-Sanchez DF, Gantiva-Q CH, Pardo-Diaz C, Salazar C, Merrill RM*, Montgomery SH*. Repeated Evolution of reduced visual investment at the onset of ecological speciation in high-altitude Heliconius butterflies. bioRxiv. *contributed equally
Pinheiro de Castro EC, McPherson J, Julian G, Mattila A, Bak S, Montgomery SH, Jiggins C. Pollen-feeding delays reproductive senescence and maintains toxicity of Heliconius butterflies. bioRxiv
2024/in press
85. Moura PA, Cardoso MZ, Montgomery SH. Heliconius butterflies use wide field landscape features, but not individual local landmarks, during spatial learning. Roy. Soc. Open Sci. (2024) 11 (11).
84. Cicconardi F, Morris B, Martelossi J, Ray DA, Montgomery SH. Novel sex-specific genes and diverse interspecific expression in the antennal transcriptomes of ithomiine butterflies. Genome Biol. Evol. (2024) 16(10): eve218
83. Farnworth M, Theodora Loupasaki, Couto A, Montgomery SH. Mosaic evolution of a learning and memory circuit in Heliconiini butterflies. Curr. Biol. (2024) in press.
82. Borrero J, Perez EAM, Wright DS, Lozano D, Rueda-Munoz G, Pardo-Diaz C, Salazar C, Montgomery SH, Merrill RM. Sensory weighting reflects changing patterns of visual investment during ecological divergence in Heliconius butterflies. Biol. Lett. (2024) 20 (10)
81. Dell'Aglio D, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Using motion-detection cameras to monitor foraging behaviour of individual butterflies. Ecol. Evol. (2024) 14: e70032.
80. Wright DS, Rodriguez-Fuentes J, Ammer L, Darragh K, Kuo C-Y, McMillan WO, Jiggins CD, Montgomery SH, Merrill RM. Selection drives divergence of eye morphology in sympatric Heliconius butterflies. Evolution (2024) 78 (7): 1338-1346.
79. Kersh-Mellor R, Montgomery SH, Mclellan CF. Selfish herd effects in aggregated caterpillars and their interaction with warning signals. Biol. Lett. (2024) 20 (5).
78. Farnworth M, Montgomery SH. Evolution of neural circuitry and cognition. Biol. Lett. (2024) 20 (5).
77. McLellan CF, Montgomery SH. Evolution of larval gregariousness is associated with host plant specialisation, but not host morphology, in Heliconiini butterflies. Ecol. Evol. (2024) 14 (2): e11002.
76. Young FJ, Alcalde Anton A, Melo-Florez L, Counto A, Foley J, Monnlor, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Enhanced long-term memory and increased mushroom body plasticity in Heliconius butterflies. iScience (2024) 27 (2): 108949.
75. Young FJ, Melo-Florez L, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Reversal learning of visual cues in Heliconiini butterflies. Animal. Behav. (2024) 208: 69-77.
74. Rivas-Sanchez DF, Gantiva-Q CH, Pardo-Diaz C, Salazar C, Montgomery SH*, Merrill RM* Parallel shifts in flight-height associated with altitude across incipient Heliconius species. J. Evol. Biol. (2024) 37 (1): 123-129. *contributed equally
73. Dell’Aglio DD, Rivas-Sánchez DF, Wright DS, Merrill RM*, Montgomery SH*. The sensory ecology of speciation. Cold Spring Harbour Perspectives in Biology. (2024) a041428. *contributed equally
2023
72. Young FJ, Montgomery SH. Heliconiini butterflies as a case study in evolutionary cognitive ecology: behavioural innovation and mushroom body expansion. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. (2023) 77: 131
71. Wainwright BJ, Schofield C*, Conway M*, Phillips D*, Martin-Silverstone E, Brodrick EA, Cicconardi F, How MJ, Roberts NW, Montgomery SH. Multiple axes of visual system diversity in Ithomiini, an ecologically diverse tribe of mimetic butterflies. J. Exp. Biol. (2023) 226 (24): jeb246423. *undergraduate project students
70. Alcalde Anton A*, Young FJ*, Melo-Florez L, Counto A, Cross S, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Adult neurogenesis does not explain the extensive post-eclosion growth of Heliconius mushroom bodies. Roy. Soc. Open Sci. (2023) 10(20): 230755. *contributed equally
69. Alcalde Anton A, Farnworth MS, Hebberecht L, Harrison CJ, Montgomery SH. A modified method to analyse cell proliferation using EdU labelling in large insect brains. PLoS One. (2023) 18(10): e0292009. And on Protocols.io
68. Cicconardi F, Milanetti E, Pinheiro de Castro EC, Mazo-Vargas A, Belleghem SM, Ruggieri AA, Rastas P, Hanly JJ, Evans E, Jiggins CD, McMillan WO, Papa R, di Marino D, Martin A, Montgomery SH. Evolutionary dynamics of genome size and content during the adaptive radiation of Heliconiini butterflies. Nat. Comms. (2023) 14: 5620.
67. Clark F, Greggor A, Montgomery SH, Plotnik J. The Endangered Brain: Actively preserving ex-situ animal behaviour and cognition will benefit in-situ conservation. Roy. Soc. Open Sci. (2023) 10 (8): 230707.
66. Couto A, Marty S, Dawson EH, d’Ettorre P, Sandoz J-C,* Montgomery SH*. Evolution of the neuronal substrate for kin recognition in social Hymenoptera. Biol. Rev. (2023) 98 (6): 2226-2242. *contributed equally
65. Young FJ, Monllor M, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Patterns of host plant use do not explain mushroom body expansion in Heliconiini butterflies. Proc. Roy. Soc. B. (2023) 290 (2003):20231155.
64. McLellan CF, Cuthill IC, Montgomery SH. Pattern variation is linked to anti-predator colouration in butterfly larvae. Proc. Roy. Soc. B. (2023) 290 (2001): 202230811.
63. Moura PA*, Young FJ*, Cardoso MZ, Montgomery SH. Long-term spatial memory, across large spatial scales, in Heliconius butterflies. Curr. Biol. (2023) 33 (15): PR797-R798. *contributed equally
62. Couto A*, Young FJ*, Atzeni D, Marty S, Melo-Florez L, Hebberecht L, Monllor M, Neal C, Cicconardi F, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Rapid expansion and visual specialization of learning and memory centers in Heliconiini butterflies. Nat. Comms. (2023) 14: 4024 *contributed equally
61. Hebberecht L*, Wainwright JB*, Thompson C**, Kershenbaum S**, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Plasticity and genetic effects contribute to different axes of neural divergence in a community of mimetic Heliconius butterflies. J. Evol. Biol. (2023) 36 (8): 1116-1132. *contributed equally; **undergraduate project student
60. Rivas-Sanchez DF, Melo-Flórez L, Aragón A, Pardo-Diaz C, Salazar C, Montgomery SH*, Merrill RM*. Parallel evolution of behaviour, physiology and life history associated with altitudinal shifts in forest type in Heliconius butterflies. Evolution (2023) 77 (6): 1458-1467. *contributed equally
59. Moura PA, Cardoso MZ, Montgomery SH. No evidence of social learning in a socially roosting butterfly. Biol. Lett. (2023) 19 (4): 20220490.
58. McLellan CF, Cuthill IC, Montgomery SH. Warning coloration, body size and the evolution of gregarious behaviour in butterfly larvae. Am. Nat. (2023) 202 (1): 64-77.
57. McLellan CF, Montgomery SH.Towards an integrative approach to understanding collective behaviour in caterpillars. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. B. (2023) 378 (1874): 20220072.
2022
56. King SL, Connor RC, Montgomery SH. Social and vocal complexity in bottlenose dolphins. Trends Neurosci. (2022) 42 (12): 881-883.
55. Ruggieri AA, Livraghi L, Lewis JL, Evans E, Cicconardi FC, Hebberecht L, Montgomery SH, Ghezzi A, Rodriguez-Martinez JA, Jiggins JD, McMillan WO, Counterman BA, Papa R, Van Belleghem SM. A butterfly pan-genome reveals a large amount of structural variation underlies the evolution of chromatin accessibility. Genome Res. (2022) 32 (10): 1862-1875.
54. Montejo-Kovacevich G, Meier JI, Bacquet CN, Warren IA, Chan YF, Kucka M, Salazar C, Rueda N, Montgomery SH, McMillan WO, Kozak KM, Nadeau NJ, Martin S, Jiggins CD. Repeated genetic adaptation to high altitude in two tropical butterflies. Nat. Comms. (2022) 13: 4676.
53. Wainwright JB, Montgomery SH. Neuroanatomical shifts mirror patterns of ecological divergence in three diverse clades of mimetic butterflies. Evolution (2022) 76 (8): 1806-1820.
52. Hebberecht L*, Melo-Flórez L*, Young FJ, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. The evolution of adult pollen feeding did not alter post-embryonic growth in Heliconius butterflies. Ecol. Evol. (2022) 12(6): e8999. *contributed equally.
51. Farnworth M, Montgomery SH. Complexity of biological scaling suggests an absence of systematic trade-offs between sensory modalities in Drosophila. Nat. Comms. (2022) 13: 2944.
50. Dell'Aglio D, Mena S, Mauxion R, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Divergence in Heliconius flight behaviour is associated with local adaptation to different forest structures. J. Anim. Ecol. (2022) 91: 727-737.
49. Moura PA, Corso G, Montgomery SH, Cardoso MZ. True site fidelity in Heliconius butterflies. Fun. Ecol. (2022) 36: 572-582.
48. Dell'Aglio D, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Shifting balances in sensory integration are predicted by divergence in brain morphology in incipient species of Heliconius butterflies. Anim. Behav. (2022) 185: 83-90.
2021
47. Morris BJ, Couto A, Aldin A, Montgomery SH. Re-emergence and diversification of a specialised antennal lobe morphology in ithomiine butterflies. Evolution (2021) 75 (12): 3191-3202.
46. Lewis JJ*, Cicconardi FC*, Martin SH, Reed RD, Danko CG, Montgomery SH. The Dryas iulia genome supports multiple gains of a W chromosome from a B chromosome in butterflies. Genom. Biol. Evol. (2021) 13(7): evab128 *contributed equally
45. Cicconardi FC*, Lewis JJ*, Martin SH, Reed RD, Danko CG, Montgomery SH. The effects of chromosome fusions on genetic diversity and evolutionary turnover of functional loci consistently depends on chromosome size. Mol. Biol. Evol. (2021) 38 (10): 4449-4462 *contributed equally
44. Avin S, Currie A, Montgomery SH. An agent-based model supports the dual importance of functional and developmental integration in shaping brain evolution. BMC Biol. (2021) 19, 97.
43. Montgomery SH, Rossi M, McMillan WO, Merrill RM. Neural divergence and hybrid disruption between ecologically isolated Heliconius butterflies. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (2021) 118 (6) e20151-2118
2020
42. Young FJ, Montgomery SH. Pollen feeding in Heliconius butterflies: the singular evolution of an adaptive suite. Proc. Roy. Soc. B. (2020) 287 (1938): 20201304
41. Toure MW, Young FJ, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Heliconiini butterflies can learn time-dependent reward associations. Biol. Lett. (2020)16(9): 20200424
40. Rossi M, Hausmann AE, Thurman TJ, Montgomery SH, Papa R, Jiggins CD, McMillan WO, Merrill RM. Visual mate preference evolution during butterfly speciation is linked to neural processing genes. Nat. Comms. (2020)11: 4763.
39. Couto A, Wainwright JB, Morris BJ, Montgomery SH. Linking ecological specialisation to adaptations in butterfly brains and sensory systems. Curr. Op. Insect. Sci. (2020) 42: 55-60
38. Jaakkola K, Bruck J, Connor RC, Montgomery SH, King SL. Bias and misrepresentation of science undermines productive discourse on animal welfare policy: a case study. Animals (2020) 10(7): 1118
2019
37. Muller AS*, Montgomery SH. Co-evolution of cerebral and cerebellar expansion in cetaceans. J. Evol. Biol. (2019) 32(12):1418-1431. *undergraduate project student. Covered in: New Scientist
36. Montgomery SH. Are brain weights estimated from scaling relationships suitable for comparative studies of animal cognition? Anim. Cog. (2019) In press. Invited commentary on Horschler et al. who respond here
35. Montgomery SH. Adaptive evolution of microcephaly genes. eLS (2019) 1-12. (Invited submission).
34. Barton RA, Montgomery SH. Proportional versus relative size as metrics in human brain evolution. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (2019) 116(1): 3-4. Commentary on Donahue et al. 2018, who respond here
2018
33. Montgomery SH. Hominin brain evolution: the only way is up? Curr. Biol. (2018) 28 (14): R788-R790.
32. Montgomery SH, Currie A, Lukas D, Boogert N, Buskell A, Cross FR, Jelbert S, Avin S, Navarrete AF, Shigeno S, Logan CJ. Ingredients for understanding brain and behavioral evolution: ecology, phylogeny, and mechanism. Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews (2018) 13: 99-104. (Response to invited commentaries on No. 31)
31. Logan CJ, Avin S, Boogert N, Buskell A, Cross FR, Currie A, Jelbert S, Lukas D, Mares R, Navarrete AF, Shigeno S, Montgomery SH. Beyond brain size: uncovering the neural correlates of behavioral and cognitive specialization. Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews (2018) 13: 55-90. Invited commentaries by Herculano-Houzel and Serpico & Frasnelli
2017
30. Harrison PW, Montgomery SH. Genetics of cortico-cerebellar expansion in anthropoid primates: a comparative approach. Brain, Behav. Evol. (2017) 89 (4): 274-285. Editor's choice
29. Boddy AM*, Harrison PW*, Montgomery SH*, Caravas JAC, Raghanti MA, Phillips KA, Mundy NI, Wildman DE. A conserved molecular response to selection for increased brain size in primates. Genome Biol. Evol. (2017) 9 (3): 700-713
* Contributed equally
28. Montgomery SH. Encephalisation. In: Fuentes, J (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Primatology, 1-2. Oxford: Wiley (Invited submission)
27. Montgomery SH, Merrill RM. Divergence in brain composition during the early stages of ecological specialisation in Heliconius butterflies. J. Evol. Biol. (2017) 30 (3): 571-582
26. Montgomery SH. Evolution of large brain and body size in mammals. In: Kaas, J (ed.), Evolution of Nervous Systems 2e. vol. 2, 2017, pp. 103–136. Oxford: Elsevier. (Invited submission)
2016
25. Montgomery SH, Mundy NI, Barton RA. Brain evolution and development: adaptation, allometry and constraint. Proc. Roy. Soc. B. (2016) 283 (1838): 20160433
24. Montgomery SH, Mank JE. Inferring regulatory change from gene expression: the confounding effects of tissue scaling. Mol. Ecol. (2016) 25: 5114-4128
23. Montgomery SH, Merrill RM, Ott SR. Brain Composition in Heliconius butterflies, post-eclosion growth and experience dependent neuropil plasticity. J. Comp. Neurol. (2016) 524 (9):1747-1769. Cover Image!
2015
22. Merrill RM Dasmahapatra KK, Davey JW, Dell'Aglio DD, Hanly JJ, Huber B, Jiggins CD, Joron M, Kozak KM, Llaurens V, Martin SH, Montgomery SH, Morris J, Nadeau NJ, Pinharanda AL, Rosser N, Thompson MJ, Vanjari S, Wallbank RWR, Yu Q. The diversification of Heliconius butterflies: What have we learned in 150 years? J. Evol. Biol. (2015) 28 (8): 1417-1438
21. Zimmer F, Montgomery SH. Phylogenetic analysis supports a link between DUF1220 domain number and primate brain expansion. Genome Biol. Evol. (2015) 7 (8): 2083-2088
20. Harrison PW, Wright AE, Zimmer F, Dean R, Montgomery SH, Pointer MA, Mank JE. Sexual selection drives evolution and rapid turnover of male gene expression. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (2015) 112 (14): 4393-4398
19. Wright AE, Harrison PW, Zimmer F, Montgomery SH, Pointer MA, Mank JE. Variation in promiscuity and sexual selection drives avian rate of Faster-Z evolution. Mol. Ecol. (2015) 24 (6): 1218-1235
18. Montgomery SH, Ott SR. Brain composition in Godyris zavaleta, a diurnal butterfly, reflects an increased reliance on olfactory information. J. Comp. Neurol. (2015) 523 (6): 869-891
2014
17. Harrison PW, Jordan GE, Montgomery SH. SWAMP: sliding window alignment masker for PAML. Evol. Bioinf. (2014) 10: 197-204
16. Wright AE, Harrison PW, Montgomery SH, Pointer MA, Mank JE. Independent stratum formation on the avian sex chromosomes reveals inter-chromosomal gene conversion and predominance of purifying selection on the W chromosome. Evolution (2014) 68 (11): 3281-3295
15. Montgomery SH, Mundy NI. Microcephaly genes evolved adaptively throughout the evolution of eutherian mammals. BMC Evol. Biol. (2014) 14: 120. BMC 'Highly Accessed' article
14. Montgomery SH. The relationship between play, brain growth and behavioural flexibility in primates. Anim. Behav. (2014) 90: 281-286
13. Montgomery SH, Mundy NI, Barton RA. ASPM and mammalian brain evolution: A case study in the difficulty in making macroevolutionary inferences about gene-phenotype associations. Proc. Roy. Soc. B (2014) 281 (1778): 20131743
2013
12. Montgomery SH. Primate brains, the 'island rule' and the evolution of Homo floresiensis. J. Hum. Evol. (2013) 65 (6): 750-760
11. Montgomery SH. The human frontal lobes: not relatively large but still disproportionately important? A commentary on Barton & Venditti. Brain Behav. Evol. (2013) 82 (3): 147-149
10. Montgomery SH, Geisler J, McGowen MR, Fox C, Marino L, Gatesy J. The evolutionary history of cetacean brain and body size. Evolution (2013) 67 (11): 3339-3353
9. Montgomery SH, Mundy NI. Microcephaly genes and the evolution of sexual dimorphism in primate brain size. J. Evol. Biol. (2013) 26 (4): 906–911
8. Montgomery SH, Mundy NI. Parallel episodes of phyletic dwarfism in callitrichid and cheirogaleid primates. J. Evol. Biol. (2013) 26 (4): 810–819
2012
7. Montgomery SH, Mundy NI. Positive selection on NIN, a gene involved in neurogenesis, and primate brain evolution. Genes Brain Behav. (2012) 11 (8): 903–910
6. Montgomery SH, Mundy NI. Evolution of ASPM is associated with both increases and decreases in brain size in primates. Evolution (2012) 66 (3): 927-932
5. Scally A, Dutheil JY, Hillier LW, Jordan GE, Goodhead I, Herrero J, Hobolth A, Lappalainen T, Mailund T, Marques-Bonet T, McCarthy S, Montgomery SH I, Schwalie PC, Tang YA, Ward MC, Xue Y, Yngvadottir B, Alkan C, Andersen LN, Ayub Q, Ball EV, Beal K, Bradley BJ, Chen Y, Clee CM, Fitzgerald S, Graves TA, Gu Y, Heath P, Heger A, Karakoc E, Kolb-Kokocinski A, Laird GK, Lunter G, Meader S, Mort M, Mullikin JC, Munch K, O’Connor TD, Phillips AD, Prado-Martinez J, Rogers AS, Sajjadian S, Schmidt D, Shaw K, Simpson JT, Stenson PD, Turner DJ, Vigilant L, Vilella AJ, Whitener W, Zhu B, Cooper DN, de Jong P, Dermitzakis ET, Eichler EE, Flicek P, Goldman N, Mundy NI, Ning Z, Odom DT, Ponting CP, Quail MA, Ryder OA, Searle SM, Warren WC, Wilson RK, Schierup MH, Rogers J, Tyler-Smith C, Durbin R. Insights into hominid evolution from the gorilla genome sequence. Nature (2012) 483 (7388): 169-175
2011
4. McGowen MR, Montgomery SH, Clark C, Gatesy J. Phylogeny and adaptive evolution of the brain-development gene microcephalin (MCPH1) in cetaceans. BMC Evol Biol. (2011) 11 (1): 98
3. Montgomery SH, Capellini I, Venditti C, Barton RA, Mundy NI. Adaptive evolution of four microcephaly genes and the evolution of brain size in anthropoid primates. Mol Biol Evol. (2011) 28 (1): 625-638
2010
2. Montgomery SH, Capellini I, Barton RA, Mundy NI. Reconstructing the ups and downs of primate brain evolution: implications for adaptive hypotheses andHomo floresiensis. BMC Biol. (2010) 8 (1): 9
1. Montgomery SH, Mundy NI. Brain evolution: microcephaly genes weigh in. Curr Biol. (2010) 20 (5): R244-R246
SHM's Google Scholar - SHM's Research Gate - please feel free to email me for PDFs. Comments are always welcome and appreciated.
Current/former lab members, including honorary members, in blue.
Pre-prints
Marty S*, Couto A*, Brard N, Dawson EH, d’Ettorre P, Montgomery SH**, Sandoz J-C**. Ancestral complexity and constrained diversification of the ant olfactory system. bioRxiv. */** contributed equally
Hodge E, Alcalde Anton A, Bestea A, Hernández G, Aguilar JM, Farnworth M, Dell'Aglio DD, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Modality specific memory enhancement in Heliconius butterflies. bioRxiv.
Wainwright JB, Loupasaki T, Ramírez F, Penry-Williams IL, England SJ, Barker A, Meier JI, How MJ, Roberts NW, Troscianko J, Montgomery SH. Mutualisms within light microhabitats drive sensory convergence in a mimetic butterfly community. bioRxiv.
van der Heijden ESM, Nasvall K, Beserra Nobre CE, Seixas FA, Maia ACD, Salazar-Carrion PA, WalkerJM, Szczerbowski D, Schulz S, Warren IA, Gavilanes Cordova KG, Sanchez-Carvajal MJ, Chandi F, Arias-Cruz AP,Rueda-Munoz N, Salazar C, Dasmahapatra KK, Montgomery SH, McClure M, Absolon DE, Mathers TC, Santos CA, McCarthy S, Wood J, Bacquet C, Freitas AVL, Willmott KR, Jiggins CD, Elias M, Meier JI. Genomics of Neotropical biodiversity indicators: two butterfly radiations with rampant chromosomal rearrangements and hybridisation. bioRxiv.
Rivas-Sanchez DF, Gantiva-Q CH, Pardo-Diaz C, Salazar C, Merrill RM*, Montgomery SH*. Repeated Evolution of reduced visual investment at the onset of ecological speciation in high-altitude Heliconius butterflies. bioRxiv. *contributed equally
Pinheiro de Castro EC, McPherson J, Julian G, Mattila A, Bak S, Montgomery SH, Jiggins C. Pollen-feeding delays reproductive senescence and maintains toxicity of Heliconius butterflies. bioRxiv
2024/in press
85. Moura PA, Cardoso MZ, Montgomery SH. Heliconius butterflies use wide field landscape features, but not individual local landmarks, during spatial learning. Roy. Soc. Open Sci. (2024) 11 (11).
84. Cicconardi F, Morris B, Martelossi J, Ray DA, Montgomery SH. Novel sex-specific genes and diverse interspecific expression in the antennal transcriptomes of ithomiine butterflies. Genome Biol. Evol. (2024) 16(10): eve218
83. Farnworth M, Theodora Loupasaki, Couto A, Montgomery SH. Mosaic evolution of a learning and memory circuit in Heliconiini butterflies. Curr. Biol. (2024) in press.
82. Borrero J, Perez EAM, Wright DS, Lozano D, Rueda-Munoz G, Pardo-Diaz C, Salazar C, Montgomery SH, Merrill RM. Sensory weighting reflects changing patterns of visual investment during ecological divergence in Heliconius butterflies. Biol. Lett. (2024) 20 (10)
81. Dell'Aglio D, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Using motion-detection cameras to monitor foraging behaviour of individual butterflies. Ecol. Evol. (2024) 14: e70032.
80. Wright DS, Rodriguez-Fuentes J, Ammer L, Darragh K, Kuo C-Y, McMillan WO, Jiggins CD, Montgomery SH, Merrill RM. Selection drives divergence of eye morphology in sympatric Heliconius butterflies. Evolution (2024) 78 (7): 1338-1346.
79. Kersh-Mellor R, Montgomery SH, Mclellan CF. Selfish herd effects in aggregated caterpillars and their interaction with warning signals. Biol. Lett. (2024) 20 (5).
78. Farnworth M, Montgomery SH. Evolution of neural circuitry and cognition. Biol. Lett. (2024) 20 (5).
77. McLellan CF, Montgomery SH. Evolution of larval gregariousness is associated with host plant specialisation, but not host morphology, in Heliconiini butterflies. Ecol. Evol. (2024) 14 (2): e11002.
76. Young FJ, Alcalde Anton A, Melo-Florez L, Counto A, Foley J, Monnlor, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Enhanced long-term memory and increased mushroom body plasticity in Heliconius butterflies. iScience (2024) 27 (2): 108949.
75. Young FJ, Melo-Florez L, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Reversal learning of visual cues in Heliconiini butterflies. Animal. Behav. (2024) 208: 69-77.
74. Rivas-Sanchez DF, Gantiva-Q CH, Pardo-Diaz C, Salazar C, Montgomery SH*, Merrill RM* Parallel shifts in flight-height associated with altitude across incipient Heliconius species. J. Evol. Biol. (2024) 37 (1): 123-129. *contributed equally
73. Dell’Aglio DD, Rivas-Sánchez DF, Wright DS, Merrill RM*, Montgomery SH*. The sensory ecology of speciation. Cold Spring Harbour Perspectives in Biology. (2024) a041428. *contributed equally
2023
72. Young FJ, Montgomery SH. Heliconiini butterflies as a case study in evolutionary cognitive ecology: behavioural innovation and mushroom body expansion. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. (2023) 77: 131
71. Wainwright BJ, Schofield C*, Conway M*, Phillips D*, Martin-Silverstone E, Brodrick EA, Cicconardi F, How MJ, Roberts NW, Montgomery SH. Multiple axes of visual system diversity in Ithomiini, an ecologically diverse tribe of mimetic butterflies. J. Exp. Biol. (2023) 226 (24): jeb246423. *undergraduate project students
70. Alcalde Anton A*, Young FJ*, Melo-Florez L, Counto A, Cross S, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Adult neurogenesis does not explain the extensive post-eclosion growth of Heliconius mushroom bodies. Roy. Soc. Open Sci. (2023) 10(20): 230755. *contributed equally
69. Alcalde Anton A, Farnworth MS, Hebberecht L, Harrison CJ, Montgomery SH. A modified method to analyse cell proliferation using EdU labelling in large insect brains. PLoS One. (2023) 18(10): e0292009. And on Protocols.io
68. Cicconardi F, Milanetti E, Pinheiro de Castro EC, Mazo-Vargas A, Belleghem SM, Ruggieri AA, Rastas P, Hanly JJ, Evans E, Jiggins CD, McMillan WO, Papa R, di Marino D, Martin A, Montgomery SH. Evolutionary dynamics of genome size and content during the adaptive radiation of Heliconiini butterflies. Nat. Comms. (2023) 14: 5620.
67. Clark F, Greggor A, Montgomery SH, Plotnik J. The Endangered Brain: Actively preserving ex-situ animal behaviour and cognition will benefit in-situ conservation. Roy. Soc. Open Sci. (2023) 10 (8): 230707.
66. Couto A, Marty S, Dawson EH, d’Ettorre P, Sandoz J-C,* Montgomery SH*. Evolution of the neuronal substrate for kin recognition in social Hymenoptera. Biol. Rev. (2023) 98 (6): 2226-2242. *contributed equally
65. Young FJ, Monllor M, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Patterns of host plant use do not explain mushroom body expansion in Heliconiini butterflies. Proc. Roy. Soc. B. (2023) 290 (2003):20231155.
64. McLellan CF, Cuthill IC, Montgomery SH. Pattern variation is linked to anti-predator colouration in butterfly larvae. Proc. Roy. Soc. B. (2023) 290 (2001): 202230811.
63. Moura PA*, Young FJ*, Cardoso MZ, Montgomery SH. Long-term spatial memory, across large spatial scales, in Heliconius butterflies. Curr. Biol. (2023) 33 (15): PR797-R798. *contributed equally
62. Couto A*, Young FJ*, Atzeni D, Marty S, Melo-Florez L, Hebberecht L, Monllor M, Neal C, Cicconardi F, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Rapid expansion and visual specialization of learning and memory centers in Heliconiini butterflies. Nat. Comms. (2023) 14: 4024 *contributed equally
61. Hebberecht L*, Wainwright JB*, Thompson C**, Kershenbaum S**, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Plasticity and genetic effects contribute to different axes of neural divergence in a community of mimetic Heliconius butterflies. J. Evol. Biol. (2023) 36 (8): 1116-1132. *contributed equally; **undergraduate project student
60. Rivas-Sanchez DF, Melo-Flórez L, Aragón A, Pardo-Diaz C, Salazar C, Montgomery SH*, Merrill RM*. Parallel evolution of behaviour, physiology and life history associated with altitudinal shifts in forest type in Heliconius butterflies. Evolution (2023) 77 (6): 1458-1467. *contributed equally
59. Moura PA, Cardoso MZ, Montgomery SH. No evidence of social learning in a socially roosting butterfly. Biol. Lett. (2023) 19 (4): 20220490.
58. McLellan CF, Cuthill IC, Montgomery SH. Warning coloration, body size and the evolution of gregarious behaviour in butterfly larvae. Am. Nat. (2023) 202 (1): 64-77.
57. McLellan CF, Montgomery SH.Towards an integrative approach to understanding collective behaviour in caterpillars. Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. B. (2023) 378 (1874): 20220072.
2022
56. King SL, Connor RC, Montgomery SH. Social and vocal complexity in bottlenose dolphins. Trends Neurosci. (2022) 42 (12): 881-883.
55. Ruggieri AA, Livraghi L, Lewis JL, Evans E, Cicconardi FC, Hebberecht L, Montgomery SH, Ghezzi A, Rodriguez-Martinez JA, Jiggins JD, McMillan WO, Counterman BA, Papa R, Van Belleghem SM. A butterfly pan-genome reveals a large amount of structural variation underlies the evolution of chromatin accessibility. Genome Res. (2022) 32 (10): 1862-1875.
54. Montejo-Kovacevich G, Meier JI, Bacquet CN, Warren IA, Chan YF, Kucka M, Salazar C, Rueda N, Montgomery SH, McMillan WO, Kozak KM, Nadeau NJ, Martin S, Jiggins CD. Repeated genetic adaptation to high altitude in two tropical butterflies. Nat. Comms. (2022) 13: 4676.
53. Wainwright JB, Montgomery SH. Neuroanatomical shifts mirror patterns of ecological divergence in three diverse clades of mimetic butterflies. Evolution (2022) 76 (8): 1806-1820.
52. Hebberecht L*, Melo-Flórez L*, Young FJ, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. The evolution of adult pollen feeding did not alter post-embryonic growth in Heliconius butterflies. Ecol. Evol. (2022) 12(6): e8999. *contributed equally.
51. Farnworth M, Montgomery SH. Complexity of biological scaling suggests an absence of systematic trade-offs between sensory modalities in Drosophila. Nat. Comms. (2022) 13: 2944.
50. Dell'Aglio D, Mena S, Mauxion R, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Divergence in Heliconius flight behaviour is associated with local adaptation to different forest structures. J. Anim. Ecol. (2022) 91: 727-737.
49. Moura PA, Corso G, Montgomery SH, Cardoso MZ. True site fidelity in Heliconius butterflies. Fun. Ecol. (2022) 36: 572-582.
48. Dell'Aglio D, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Shifting balances in sensory integration are predicted by divergence in brain morphology in incipient species of Heliconius butterflies. Anim. Behav. (2022) 185: 83-90.
2021
47. Morris BJ, Couto A, Aldin A, Montgomery SH. Re-emergence and diversification of a specialised antennal lobe morphology in ithomiine butterflies. Evolution (2021) 75 (12): 3191-3202.
46. Lewis JJ*, Cicconardi FC*, Martin SH, Reed RD, Danko CG, Montgomery SH. The Dryas iulia genome supports multiple gains of a W chromosome from a B chromosome in butterflies. Genom. Biol. Evol. (2021) 13(7): evab128 *contributed equally
45. Cicconardi FC*, Lewis JJ*, Martin SH, Reed RD, Danko CG, Montgomery SH. The effects of chromosome fusions on genetic diversity and evolutionary turnover of functional loci consistently depends on chromosome size. Mol. Biol. Evol. (2021) 38 (10): 4449-4462 *contributed equally
44. Avin S, Currie A, Montgomery SH. An agent-based model supports the dual importance of functional and developmental integration in shaping brain evolution. BMC Biol. (2021) 19, 97.
43. Montgomery SH, Rossi M, McMillan WO, Merrill RM. Neural divergence and hybrid disruption between ecologically isolated Heliconius butterflies. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (2021) 118 (6) e20151-2118
2020
42. Young FJ, Montgomery SH. Pollen feeding in Heliconius butterflies: the singular evolution of an adaptive suite. Proc. Roy. Soc. B. (2020) 287 (1938): 20201304
41. Toure MW, Young FJ, McMillan WO, Montgomery SH. Heliconiini butterflies can learn time-dependent reward associations. Biol. Lett. (2020)16(9): 20200424
40. Rossi M, Hausmann AE, Thurman TJ, Montgomery SH, Papa R, Jiggins CD, McMillan WO, Merrill RM. Visual mate preference evolution during butterfly speciation is linked to neural processing genes. Nat. Comms. (2020)11: 4763.
39. Couto A, Wainwright JB, Morris BJ, Montgomery SH. Linking ecological specialisation to adaptations in butterfly brains and sensory systems. Curr. Op. Insect. Sci. (2020) 42: 55-60
38. Jaakkola K, Bruck J, Connor RC, Montgomery SH, King SL. Bias and misrepresentation of science undermines productive discourse on animal welfare policy: a case study. Animals (2020) 10(7): 1118
2019
37. Muller AS*, Montgomery SH. Co-evolution of cerebral and cerebellar expansion in cetaceans. J. Evol. Biol. (2019) 32(12):1418-1431. *undergraduate project student. Covered in: New Scientist
36. Montgomery SH. Are brain weights estimated from scaling relationships suitable for comparative studies of animal cognition? Anim. Cog. (2019) In press. Invited commentary on Horschler et al. who respond here
35. Montgomery SH. Adaptive evolution of microcephaly genes. eLS (2019) 1-12. (Invited submission).
34. Barton RA, Montgomery SH. Proportional versus relative size as metrics in human brain evolution. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (2019) 116(1): 3-4. Commentary on Donahue et al. 2018, who respond here
2018
33. Montgomery SH. Hominin brain evolution: the only way is up? Curr. Biol. (2018) 28 (14): R788-R790.
32. Montgomery SH, Currie A, Lukas D, Boogert N, Buskell A, Cross FR, Jelbert S, Avin S, Navarrete AF, Shigeno S, Logan CJ. Ingredients for understanding brain and behavioral evolution: ecology, phylogeny, and mechanism. Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews (2018) 13: 99-104. (Response to invited commentaries on No. 31)
31. Logan CJ, Avin S, Boogert N, Buskell A, Cross FR, Currie A, Jelbert S, Lukas D, Mares R, Navarrete AF, Shigeno S, Montgomery SH. Beyond brain size: uncovering the neural correlates of behavioral and cognitive specialization. Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews (2018) 13: 55-90. Invited commentaries by Herculano-Houzel and Serpico & Frasnelli
2017
30. Harrison PW, Montgomery SH. Genetics of cortico-cerebellar expansion in anthropoid primates: a comparative approach. Brain, Behav. Evol. (2017) 89 (4): 274-285. Editor's choice
29. Boddy AM*, Harrison PW*, Montgomery SH*, Caravas JAC, Raghanti MA, Phillips KA, Mundy NI, Wildman DE. A conserved molecular response to selection for increased brain size in primates. Genome Biol. Evol. (2017) 9 (3): 700-713
* Contributed equally
28. Montgomery SH. Encephalisation. In: Fuentes, J (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Primatology, 1-2. Oxford: Wiley (Invited submission)
27. Montgomery SH, Merrill RM. Divergence in brain composition during the early stages of ecological specialisation in Heliconius butterflies. J. Evol. Biol. (2017) 30 (3): 571-582
26. Montgomery SH. Evolution of large brain and body size in mammals. In: Kaas, J (ed.), Evolution of Nervous Systems 2e. vol. 2, 2017, pp. 103–136. Oxford: Elsevier. (Invited submission)
2016
25. Montgomery SH, Mundy NI, Barton RA. Brain evolution and development: adaptation, allometry and constraint. Proc. Roy. Soc. B. (2016) 283 (1838): 20160433
24. Montgomery SH, Mank JE. Inferring regulatory change from gene expression: the confounding effects of tissue scaling. Mol. Ecol. (2016) 25: 5114-4128
23. Montgomery SH, Merrill RM, Ott SR. Brain Composition in Heliconius butterflies, post-eclosion growth and experience dependent neuropil plasticity. J. Comp. Neurol. (2016) 524 (9):1747-1769. Cover Image!
2015
22. Merrill RM Dasmahapatra KK, Davey JW, Dell'Aglio DD, Hanly JJ, Huber B, Jiggins CD, Joron M, Kozak KM, Llaurens V, Martin SH, Montgomery SH, Morris J, Nadeau NJ, Pinharanda AL, Rosser N, Thompson MJ, Vanjari S, Wallbank RWR, Yu Q. The diversification of Heliconius butterflies: What have we learned in 150 years? J. Evol. Biol. (2015) 28 (8): 1417-1438
21. Zimmer F, Montgomery SH. Phylogenetic analysis supports a link between DUF1220 domain number and primate brain expansion. Genome Biol. Evol. (2015) 7 (8): 2083-2088
20. Harrison PW, Wright AE, Zimmer F, Dean R, Montgomery SH, Pointer MA, Mank JE. Sexual selection drives evolution and rapid turnover of male gene expression. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (2015) 112 (14): 4393-4398
19. Wright AE, Harrison PW, Zimmer F, Montgomery SH, Pointer MA, Mank JE. Variation in promiscuity and sexual selection drives avian rate of Faster-Z evolution. Mol. Ecol. (2015) 24 (6): 1218-1235
18. Montgomery SH, Ott SR. Brain composition in Godyris zavaleta, a diurnal butterfly, reflects an increased reliance on olfactory information. J. Comp. Neurol. (2015) 523 (6): 869-891
2014
17. Harrison PW, Jordan GE, Montgomery SH. SWAMP: sliding window alignment masker for PAML. Evol. Bioinf. (2014) 10: 197-204
16. Wright AE, Harrison PW, Montgomery SH, Pointer MA, Mank JE. Independent stratum formation on the avian sex chromosomes reveals inter-chromosomal gene conversion and predominance of purifying selection on the W chromosome. Evolution (2014) 68 (11): 3281-3295
15. Montgomery SH, Mundy NI. Microcephaly genes evolved adaptively throughout the evolution of eutherian mammals. BMC Evol. Biol. (2014) 14: 120. BMC 'Highly Accessed' article
14. Montgomery SH. The relationship between play, brain growth and behavioural flexibility in primates. Anim. Behav. (2014) 90: 281-286
13. Montgomery SH, Mundy NI, Barton RA. ASPM and mammalian brain evolution: A case study in the difficulty in making macroevolutionary inferences about gene-phenotype associations. Proc. Roy. Soc. B (2014) 281 (1778): 20131743
2013
12. Montgomery SH. Primate brains, the 'island rule' and the evolution of Homo floresiensis. J. Hum. Evol. (2013) 65 (6): 750-760
11. Montgomery SH. The human frontal lobes: not relatively large but still disproportionately important? A commentary on Barton & Venditti. Brain Behav. Evol. (2013) 82 (3): 147-149
10. Montgomery SH, Geisler J, McGowen MR, Fox C, Marino L, Gatesy J. The evolutionary history of cetacean brain and body size. Evolution (2013) 67 (11): 3339-3353
9. Montgomery SH, Mundy NI. Microcephaly genes and the evolution of sexual dimorphism in primate brain size. J. Evol. Biol. (2013) 26 (4): 906–911
8. Montgomery SH, Mundy NI. Parallel episodes of phyletic dwarfism in callitrichid and cheirogaleid primates. J. Evol. Biol. (2013) 26 (4): 810–819
2012
7. Montgomery SH, Mundy NI. Positive selection on NIN, a gene involved in neurogenesis, and primate brain evolution. Genes Brain Behav. (2012) 11 (8): 903–910
6. Montgomery SH, Mundy NI. Evolution of ASPM is associated with both increases and decreases in brain size in primates. Evolution (2012) 66 (3): 927-932
5. Scally A, Dutheil JY, Hillier LW, Jordan GE, Goodhead I, Herrero J, Hobolth A, Lappalainen T, Mailund T, Marques-Bonet T, McCarthy S, Montgomery SH I, Schwalie PC, Tang YA, Ward MC, Xue Y, Yngvadottir B, Alkan C, Andersen LN, Ayub Q, Ball EV, Beal K, Bradley BJ, Chen Y, Clee CM, Fitzgerald S, Graves TA, Gu Y, Heath P, Heger A, Karakoc E, Kolb-Kokocinski A, Laird GK, Lunter G, Meader S, Mort M, Mullikin JC, Munch K, O’Connor TD, Phillips AD, Prado-Martinez J, Rogers AS, Sajjadian S, Schmidt D, Shaw K, Simpson JT, Stenson PD, Turner DJ, Vigilant L, Vilella AJ, Whitener W, Zhu B, Cooper DN, de Jong P, Dermitzakis ET, Eichler EE, Flicek P, Goldman N, Mundy NI, Ning Z, Odom DT, Ponting CP, Quail MA, Ryder OA, Searle SM, Warren WC, Wilson RK, Schierup MH, Rogers J, Tyler-Smith C, Durbin R. Insights into hominid evolution from the gorilla genome sequence. Nature (2012) 483 (7388): 169-175
2011
4. McGowen MR, Montgomery SH, Clark C, Gatesy J. Phylogeny and adaptive evolution of the brain-development gene microcephalin (MCPH1) in cetaceans. BMC Evol Biol. (2011) 11 (1): 98
3. Montgomery SH, Capellini I, Venditti C, Barton RA, Mundy NI. Adaptive evolution of four microcephaly genes and the evolution of brain size in anthropoid primates. Mol Biol Evol. (2011) 28 (1): 625-638
2010
2. Montgomery SH, Capellini I, Barton RA, Mundy NI. Reconstructing the ups and downs of primate brain evolution: implications for adaptive hypotheses andHomo floresiensis. BMC Biol. (2010) 8 (1): 9
1. Montgomery SH, Mundy NI. Brain evolution: microcephaly genes weigh in. Curr Biol. (2010) 20 (5): R244-R246