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Last published 2026
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Grace E. Hirzel

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: University of Nebraska–Lincoln (2017–2026); North Dakota State University (2025–2026)

2 h-index 15 pubs 15 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • Behavior, Animal
  • Butterflies
  • Pigmentation
  • Weather
  • Wings, Animal
  • Animals
  • Arkansas
  • Flowers

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ORCID

OverviewAI-generated summary

Grace E. Hirzel's research investigates insect population dynamics and behavior, with a focus on butterflies and agricultural pests. Her work has examined the efficacy of various insecticides for controlling pests such as the Western Bean Cutworm and Western Corn Rootworm in field corn. Hirzel has also studied seasonal variations in butterfly coloration, behavior, and gene expression, exploring how factors like wing pattern and weather influence their activity. Her research network includes collaborators from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, such as Erica L. Westerman and Matthew J. Murphy, with whom she has co-authored multiple publications. Hirzel's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 3, with 10 total publications and 22 citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 15
  • Citations: 15

Positions

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow 2024–present
    North Dakota State University Biological Sciences ORCID
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow publications 2018–2026
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Synchronous seasonal plasticity in coloration, behaviour and visual gene expression in a wild butterfly population (2025)
    Functional Ecology DOI OpenAlex
  • Synchronous seasonal plasticity in colouration, behaviour, and visual gene expression in a wild butterfly population (2024)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • One size does not fit all: Family specific differences in seasonal patterns of abundance and behavior in butterfly communities (2023)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Engaging the Community in Pollinator Research: The Effect of Wing Pattern and Weather on Butterfly Behavior (2021)
    Integrative and Comparative Biology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluation of Seed Treatments and At-Plant Soil Insecticides for the Control of Wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in Field Corn, 2015 (2018)
    Arthropod management tests DOI OpenAlex

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Collaboration Network

13 Collaborators 7 Institutions 2 Countries

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