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  1. Honeybees acquire a spatial memory by learning landmarks and visual patterns in parallel. Scheuring N, Pfeiffer K, Beetz MJ 2025, bioRxiv. 
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  1. Monarch butterflies memorize the spatial location of a food source. Konnerth M, Foster JJ, el Jundi B, Spaethe J, Beetz MJ 2023, Proc R Soc B. 290:20231574.
  2. Neural representation of goal direction in the monarch butterfly brain. Beetz MJ, Kraus C, el Jundi B Nature communications 2023, 5859.
  3. The influence of stimulus history on directional coding in the monarch butterfly brain. Beetz MJ, el Jundi B J Comp Physiol A 2023, 209:663-677.
  4. Flight-induced compass representation in the monarch butterfly heading network. Beetz MJ, Kraus C, Franzke M, Dreyer D, Strube-Bloss MF, Rössler W, Warrant EJ, Merlin C, el Jundi B 2022, Curr Biol 32, 1-12.
  5. Weighting of celestial and terrestrial cues in the monarch butterfly central complex. Thi Nguyen TA, Beetz MJ, Merlin C, Pfeiffer K., el Jundi B. Front. Neural Circuits. 2022; 16: 862279.
  6. Sun compass neurons are tuned to migratory orientation in monarch butterflies. Thi Nguyen TA, Beetz MJ, Merlin C, el Jundi B. Proc Biol Sci. 2021, 288:20202988
  7. Spatial orientation based on multiple visual cues in non-migratory monarch butterflies. Franzke M, Kraus C, Dreyer D, Pfeiffer K, Beetz MJ, Stöckl AL, Foster JJ, Warrant EJ, el Jundi B. J Exp Biol. 2020, 223:jeb223800

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  1. The frugivorous bat Carollia perspicillata dynamically changes echolocation parameters in response to acoustic playback. Beetz MJ, Kössl M, Hechavarría JC. J Exp Biol. 2021, 224:jeb234245
  2. Bats distress vocalizations carry fast amplitude modulations that could represent an acoustic correlate of roughness. Hechavarría JC, Beetz MJ, García-Rosales F, Kössl M. Sci Rep. 2020,10:1-20
  3. Adaptations in the call emission pattern of frugivorous bats when orienting under challenging conditions. Beetz MJ, Kössl M, Hechavarría JC. J Comp Physiol A 2019, 205:457-467.
  4. Neuronal coding of multiscale temporal features in communication sequences within the bat auditory cortex. García-Rosales F, Beetz MJ, Cabral-Calderin Y, Kössl M, Hechavarría JC. Commun Biol 2018, 1:200
  5. Low frequency spike-field coherence is a fingerprint of periodicity coding in the auditory cortex. García-Rosales F, Martin LM, Beetz MJ, Cabral-Calderin Y, Kössl M, Hechavarría JC. iScience 2018, 9:47-62
  6. Robustness of cortical and subcortical processing in the presence of natural masking sounds. Beetz MJ, García-Rosales F, Kössl M, Hechavarría JC. Sci Rep. 2018 8:6863.
  7. Processing of natural echolocation sequences in the inferior colliculus of Seba’s fruit eating bat, Carollia perspicillata. Beetz MJ, Kordes S, García-Rosales F, Kössl M, Hechavarría JC. eNeuro 2017 4:ENEURO.0314-17.
  8. Processing of temporally patterned sounds in the auditory cortex of Seba's short-tailed bat, Carollia perspicillata. Martin LM, García-Rosales F, Beetz MJ, Hechavarría JC. Eur J Neurosci. 2017, 46:2365-2379.
  9. Vocal sequences suppress spiking in the bat auditory cortex while evoking concomitant steady-state local field potentials. Hechavarría JC, Beetz MJ, Macias S, Kössl M. Sci Rep. 2016, 6:39226.
  10. Cortical neurons of bats respond best to echoes from nearest targets when listening to natural biosonar multi-echo streams. Beetz MJ, Hechavarría JC, Kössl M, Sci Rep. 2016, 6:35991.
  11. Temporal tuning in the bat auditory cortex is sharper when studied with natural echolocation sequences. Beetz MJ, Hechavarría JC, Kössl M, Sci Rep. 2016, 6:29102.
  12. Distress vocalization sequences broadcasted by bats carry redundant information. Hechavarría JC, Beetz MJ, Macias S, Kössl M. J Comp Physiol A 2016, 202:503-15.

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  1. Anatomical and ultrastructural analysis of the posterior optic tubercle in the locust Schistocerca gregaria. Held M, Le K, Pegel U, Dersch F, Beetz MJ, Pfeiffer K, Homberg U. Arthropod Struct Dev. 2020, 58:100971
  2. Neurons in the brain of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria sensitive to polarized light at low stimulus elevations. Beetz MJ, Pfeiffer K, Homberg U. J Comp Physiol A. 2016, 202:759-781.
  3. Topographic organization and possible function of the posterior optic tubercles in the brain of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria. Beetz MJ, el Jundi B, Heinze S, Homberg U. J Comp Neurol. 2015, 523:1589-607.

Reviews

  1. A perspective on neuroethology: what the past teaches us about the future of neuroethology. Beetz MJ J Comp Physiol A 210:325-346.
  2. The neurobiology of the Monarch butterfly compass. Beetz MJ, el Jundi B Curr Opin in Insect Science 2023, 60:101109
  3. Insect Orientation: Stay on Course with the Sun. Beetz MJ, El Jundi B. Curr Biol. 2018 28:R933-R936. (Dispatch)​
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