PhD in Sustainable development and cooperation

Publications

Selected publications

Francesca Barbero, Michela Guglielmotto, Monirul Islam, Massimo Maffei (2021)
Extracellular Fragmented Self-DNA Is Involved in Plant Responses to Biotic Stress.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1794996

Skowron Volponi M , Casacci L P , Volponi P , Barbero F (2021)
Southeast Asian clearwing moths buzz like their model bees.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1795049

Cini A , Barbero F , Bonelli S , Bruschini C , Casacci L P , Piazzini S , Scalercio S , Dapporto L (2020)
The decline of the charismatic parnassius mnemosyne (L.) (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) in a central italy national park: A call for urgent actions.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1771787

Didham R K , Barbero F , Collins C M , Forister M L , Hassall C , Leather S R , Packer L , Saunders M E , Stewart A J A (2020)
Spotlight on insects: trends, threats and conservation challenges.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1734174

Bertea, Cinzia Margherita, Casacci, Luca Pietro, Bonelli, Simona, Zampollo, Arianna, Barbero, Francesca (2020)
Chemical, Physiological and Molecular Responses of Host Plants to Lepidopteran Egg-Laying.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1727527

Maák, István, Camera, Jessica, Casacci, Luca Pietro, Barbero, Francesca*, Trigos-Peral, Gema, Ślipiński, Piotr, Bonelli, Simona, Zaccagno, Michele, Witek, Magdalena (2019)
The influence of colony traits on the collective behaviour of Myrmica scabrinodis ants.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1699319

Casacci, Luca Pietro, Schönrogge, Karsten, Thomas, Jeremy Ambler, Balletto, Emilio, Bonelli, Simona, Barbero, Francesca (2019)
Host specificity pattern and chemical deception in a social parasite of ants.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1690959

Tartally, András, Thomas, Jeremy A , Anton, Christian, Balletto, Emilio, Barbero, Francesca, Bonelli, Simona, Bräu, Markus, Casacci, Luca Pietro, Csősz, Sándor, Czekes, Zsolt, Dolek, Matthias, Dziekańska, Izabela, Elmes, Graham, Fürst, Matthias A , Glinka, Uta, Hochberg, Michael E , Höttinger, Helmut, Hula, Vladimir, Maes, Dirk, Munguira, Miguel L , Musche, Martin, Nielsen, Per Stadel, Nowicki, Piotr, Oliveira, Paula S , Peregovits, László, Ritter, Sylvia, Schlick-Steiner, Birgit C , Settele, Josef, Sielezniew, Marcin, Simcox, David J , Stankiewicz, Anna M , Steiner, Florian M , Švitra, Giedrius, Ugelvig, Line V , Van Dyck, Hans, Varga, Zoltán, Witek, Magdalena, Woyciechowski, Michal, Wynhoff, Irma, Nash, David R (2019)
Patterns of host use by brood parasitic Maculinea butterflies across Europe.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1694092

Di Salvo, Marco, Calcagnile, Matteo, Talà, Adelfia, Tredici, Salvatore Maurizio, Maffei, Massimo E , Schönrogge, Karsten, Barbero, Francesca, Alifano, Pietro (2019)
The Microbiome of the Maculinea-Myrmica Host-Parasite Interaction.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1704278

Casacci L P , Bonelli S , Balletto E , Barbero F (2019)
Multimodal Signaling in Myrmecophilous Butterflies.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1727515

Lorenzo Camoni, Francesca Barbero, Patrizia Aducci, Massimo Maffei (2018)
Spodoptera littoralis oral secretions inhibit the activity of Phaseolus lunatus plasma membrane H+-ATPase.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1673209

Mannino, Giuseppe, Abdi, Gholamreza, Emilio Maffei, Massimo, Barbero, Francesca* (2018)
Origanum vulgare terpenoids modulate Myrmica scabrinodis brain biogenic amines and ant behaviour.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1685978

de Assis, Raul Abreu, Casacci, Luca Pietro, Bonelli, Simona, Barbero, Francesca, de Assis, Luciana Mafalda Elias, Venturino, Ezio (2018)
Effects of Host Interspecific Interaction in the Maculinea–Myrmica Parasite–Host System.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1684378

Ghidotti, Silvia, Cerrato, Cristiana, Casacci, Luca Pietro, Barbero, Francesca, Paveto, Matteo, Pesce, Manuela, Plazio, Elisa, Rocchia, Emanuel, Panizza, Gabriele, Balletto, Emilio, Viterbi, Ramona, Bani, Luciano, Bonelli, Simona (2018)
Scale-dependent resource use in the Euphydryas aurinia complex.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1684380

Bonelli, Simona, Casacci, Luca P , Barbero, Francesca, Cerrato, Cristiana, Dapporto, Leonardo, Sbordoni, Valerio, Scalercio, Stefano, Zilli, Alberto, Battistoni, Alessia, Teofili, Corrado, Rondinini, Carlo, Balletto, Emilio (2018)
The first red list of Italian butterflies.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1661062

Assis, Raul Abreu de, Cecconello, Moiseis dos Santos, Casacci, Luca Pietro, Barbero, Francesca, Assis, Luciana Mafalda Elias de, Venturino, Ezio, Bonelli, Simona (2018)
A theory and a mathematical model for the evolution of single and multiple host behavior in a parasite-host system (Maculinea-Myrmica).
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1661067

Csata, Enikő, Timus, Natalia, Witek, Magdalena, Luca Pietro Casacci,, Lucas, Christophe, Bagnères, Anne-Geneviève, Sztencel-Jabłonka, Anna, Barbero, Francesca, Bonelli, Simona, Rákosy, László, Marko, Bálint (2017)
Lock-picks: fungal infection facilitates the intrusion of strangers into ant colonies.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1631097

Germano, Antonio, Occhipinti, Andrea, Barbero, Francesca, Maffei, Massimo Emilio (2017)
A pilot study on bioactive constituents and analgesic effects of MyrLiq®, a Commiphora myrrha extract with a high furanodiene content.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1638133

Riva, F, Barbero, F, Bonelli, S, Balletto, E, Casacci, Lp (2017)
The acoustic repertoire of lycaenid butterfly larvae.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1591702

Schönrogge, K , Barbero, F , Casacci, L P , Settele, J , Thomas, J A (2017)
Acoustic communication within ant societies and its mimicry by mutualistic and socially parasitic myrmecophiles.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1615259

Barbero, Francesca, Guglielmotto, Michela, Capuzzo, Andrea, Maffei, Massimo (2016)
Extracellular Self-DNA (esDNA), but Not Heterologous Plant or Insect DNA (etDNA), Induces Plasma Membrane Depolarization and Calcium Signaling in Lima Bean (Phaseolus lunatus) and Maize (Zea mays).
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1597316

Barbero, Francesca (2016)
Cuticular Lipids as a Cross-Talk among Ants, Plants and Butterflies.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1618550

Barbero F , Casacci L P
Butterflies that trick ants with sound.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/155800

BARBERO F , PATRICELLI D , BONELLI S , CASACCI L P , CROCOLL C , ZEBELO S A, BERTEA C M , GERSHENZON J , MAFFEI M E , THOMAS J A , BALLETTO E
Ant-induced plant volatiles reveal host presence to a myrmecophilous parasite butterfly.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/126584

Amanda A Carlos, Francesca Barbero, Luca P Cassaci, Simona Bonelli, Odair C Bueno
Bioacoustics of Trachymyrmex fuscus, Trachymyrmex tucumanus, and Atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/150191

Bonelli S , Barbero F , Casacci L P , Cerrato C , Balletto E
The Butterfly Fauna Of The Italian Maritime Alps:Results Of The «Edit» Project.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/150963

BONELLI Simona, BARBERO Francesca, CASACCI Luca Pietro, BALLETTO Emilio
Habitat preferences of Papilio alexanor: implications for habitat management in the Italian Maritime Alps.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/150964

L P Casacci, C Cerrato, F Barbero, L Bosso, S Ghidotti, M Paveto, M Pesce, E Plazio, G Panizza, E Balletto, R Viterbi, S Bonelli
Dispersal and connectivity effects at different altitudes in the Euphydryas aurinia complex.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/150153

Emilio Balletto, Francesca Barbero, Luca Casacci, Hamada Chakira, Abdillah Dafiné, Ahmed Ouledi (2015)
LES PAPILLONS DIURNES DES ÎLES COMORES/THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE COMOROS.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/141171

Di Giulio, Andrea, Maurizi, Emanuela, Barbero, Francesca, Sala, Marco, Fattorini, Simone, Balletto, Emilio, Bonelli, Simona (2015)
The Pied Piper: A Parasitic Beetle's Melodies Modulate Ant Behaviours.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1521420

Patricelli, Dario, Barbero, Francesca, Occhipinti, Andrea, Bertea, Cinzia M , Bonelli, Simona, Casacci, Luca P , Zebelo, Simon A , Crocoll, Christoph, Gershenzon, Jonathan, Maffei, Massimo, Thomas, Jeremy A , Balletto, Emilio (2015)
Plant defenses against ants provide a pathway to social parasitism in butterflies.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/1521360

Francesca Barbero, Luca P Casacci, Emilio Balletto, Simona Bonelli (2014)
Breaking the acoustical code of ants: The social parasite's pathway.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/152847

Marco Sala, Luca Pietro Casacci, Emilio Balletto, Simona Bonelli, Francesca Barbero (2014)
Variation in Butterfly Larval Acoustics as a Strategy to Infiltrate and Exploit Host Ant Colony Resources.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/147916

M Witek, F Barbero, B Markó (2014)
Myrmica ants host highly diverse parasitic communities: from social parasites to microbes.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/150149

Luca Pietro Casacci, Francesca Barbero, Emilio Balletto (2014)
The ?Evolutionary Significant Unit? concept and its applicability in biological conservation.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/139718

Simona Bonelli, Vladimir Vrabec, Magdalena Witek, Francesca Barbero, , , Dario Patricelli, Piotr Nowicki (2013)
Selection against dispersal in isolated butterfly metapopulations.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/133024

Dario Patricelli, Marcin Sielezniew, Donata Ponikwicka-Tyszko, Miros?aw Ratkiewicz, Simona Bonelli, Francesca Barbero, Magdalena Witek, Magdalena M Bu?, Robert Rutkowski, Emilio Balletto (2013)
Contrasting genetic structure of rear edge and continuous range populations of a parasitic butterfly infected by Wolbachia.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/130419

M Witek, L P Casacci, F Barbero, D Patricelli, M Sala, S Bossi, M Maffei, M Woyciechowski, E Balletto, S Bonelli (2013)
Interspecific relationships in co-occurring populations of social parasites and their host ants.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/132641

Raul Abreu de Assis, Simona Bonelli, Magdalena Witek, Francesca Barbero, Luca Pietro Casacci, Emilio Balletto, Ezio Venturino, Wilson Castro Ferreira (2012)
A model for the evolution of parasite-host interactions based on the Maculinea-Myrmica system: numerical simulations and multiple host behavior.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/91154

Barbero F , Patricelli D , Witek M , Balletto E , Casacci L P , Sala M , Bonelli S (2012)
Myrmica ants and their butterfly parasites with special focus on the acoustic communication.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/90283

Simona Bonelli, Francesca Barbero, Luca P Casacci, Cristiana Cerrato, Dario Patricelli, Marco Sala, Alessio Vovlas, , Magdalena Witek, Emilio Balletto (2011)
Butterfly Diversity in a Changing Scenario.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/88537

Dario Patricelli, Francesca Barbero, Valentina La Morgia, Luca P Casacci, Magdalena , Witek, Emilio Balletto, Simona Bonelli (2011)
TO LAY OR NOT TO LAY: OVIPOSITION OF MACULINEA ARION IN RELATION TO MYRMICA ANTPRESENCE AND HOST PLANT PHENOLOGY.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/89760

SETTELE J , BARBERO F , MUSCHE M , THOMAS J A , SCHÖNROGGE K (2011)
Singing the Blues: from experimental biology to conservation application.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/80487

Luca Pietro Casacci, Magdalena Witek, , Francesca Barbero, Dario Patricelli, , Gaetano Solazzo, Emilio Balletto, Simona Bonelli (2011)
Habitat preferences of Maculinea arion and its Myrmica host ants: implications for habitat management in Italian Alps.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/75454

Magdalena Witek, Dario Patricelli, Luca Pietro Casacci, Francesca Barbero, Emilio Balletto, Simona Bonelli (2011)
Notes on the biology and host ant specificity of the myrmecophilous syrphid fly Microdon major (Diptera: Syrphidae), a social parasite of Formica ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/79924

Marcin Sielezniew, Dario Patricelli, Izabela Dzieka?ska, Francesca Barbero, Simona Bonelli, Luca Pietro Casacci, Magdalena Witek, Emilio Balletto (2010)
The First Record of Myrmica lonae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as a Host of the Socially Parasitic Large Blue Butterfly Phengaris (Maculinea) arion (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/70898

Jeremy A Thomas, Karsten Schönrogge, Simona Bonelli, Francesca Barbero, Emilio Balletto (2010)
Corruption of ant acoustical signals by mimetic social parasites - Maculinea butterflies achieve elevated status in host societies by mimicking the acousticsof queen ants.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/36211

Dario Patricelli, Magdalena Witek, Francesca Barbero, Luca Pietro Casacci, Simona Bonelli, Emilio Balletto (2010)
Evidence of High Larval Host Ant Specificity in the First Post-Adoption Phase for the Myrmecophilous Butterfly Phengaris(Maculinea) nausithous (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae).
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/72956

Francesca Barbero, Simona Bonelli, Jeremy A Thomas, Emilio Balletto, Karsten Schönrogge (2009)
Acoustical mimicry in a predatory social parasite of ants.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/64168

Barbero F, Thomas JA, Bonelli S, Balletto E, Schönrogge K (2009)
Queen Ants Make Distinctive Sounds that Are Mimicked by a Butterfly Social Parasite.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/104905

Piotr Nowicki, Simona Bonelli, Francesca Barbero, Emilio Balletto (2009)
Relative importance of density-dependent regulationand environmental stochasticity for butterfly population dynamics.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/63163

ELMES G W , RADCHENKO A , BALLETTO E , BARBERO F (2008)
Myrmica obscura Finzi a good ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) endemic to Italy.
https://iris.unito.it/handle/2318/81590

Courses

• Evoluzionismo (II SEM) (INT1412)
  Scuola di Studi Superiori "Ferdinando Rossi" dell'Università degli Studi di Torino - SSST
• The evolution of eusociality: advanced mechanism of living together (SVB0238)
  Scienze Naturali, Scienze dei Sistemi Naturali,
  Evoluzione del comportamento animale e dell’uomo
• Zoologia Generale (on line) (SVB0158)
  Scienze Naturali, Scienze dei Sistemi Naturali,
  Evoluzione del comportamento animale e dell’uomo
• Zoologia generale con Laboratorio Corso A (MFN0681)
  Scienze Naturali, Scienze dei Sistemi Naturali,
  Evoluzione del comportamento animale e dell’uomo
• Zoologia generale con Laboratorio Corso B (MFN0681)
  Scienze Naturali, Scienze dei Sistemi Naturali,
  Evoluzione del comportamento animale e dell’uomo

Research groups

• Evolution of Communication
• Plant-Arthropod Interactions

• Evoluzione della comunicazione
• Interazioni piante-artropodi

Academic bodies

• Consiglio di Dipartimento

• LT Scienze Naturali - Commissione Monitoraggio e Riesame