Publications

  • Bibbs CS (2024). Dancing in the purple rain: color affinity and oviposition choices in the western tree hole mosquito, Aedes sierrensis (Diptera:Culicidae). Environmental Entomology. Published, 01/2024.
  • Teixeira da Silva JA & Vickers NJ, Nazarovets S. (2023). From citations metrics to citation ethic: Critical examination of a highly-cited moth pheromone paper. Scientometrics. Published, 12/2023.
  • Huang, Y-C & Vickers N, Hultmark M (2019). Mimicking atmospheric flow conditions to examine mosquito orientation behavior. Bulletin of American Physical Society. Published, 11/2019.
  • Lee SG, Fogarty-Celestino CM, Stagg J, Kleineidam C & Vickers NJ (2019). Moth pheromone selective projection neurons with cell bodies in the antennal lobe lateral cluster exhibit diverse morphological and neurophysiological characteristics. Journal of Comparative Neurology. Vol. 527, 1443-1460. Published, 02/2019.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.24611
  • Huang, Y-C & Vickers N, Hultmark M (2018). Mimicking atmospheric flow conditions to examine mosquito orientation behavior. Bulletin of American Physical Society. Published, 11/2018.
  • Lee SG, Fogarty-Celestino CM, Stagg J, Kleineidam C & Vickers NJ (2018). Olfactory Projection Neurons From the Moth Antennal Lobe Lateral Cluster Exhibit Diverse Morphological and Neurophysiological Characteristics. BioR𝛸iv. Published, 03/2018.
    https://doi.org/10.1101/274506
  • Vickers, Neil J. (2018). Review: Pheromone Communication in Moths: Evolution, Behavior and Application. Animal Behaviour. Published, 01/2018.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.11.005
  • Huang, Y-C & Vickers N, Hultmark M (2017). Mimicking Atmospheric Flow Conditions to Examine Mosquito Orientation Behavior. (pp. #14). Vol. 62. Bulletin of American Physical Society 62, #14. Published, 10/2017.
  • Vickers, Neil (2017). Animal Communication: When I’m calling you, will you answer too?. (pp. R713-R715). Vol. 27. Current Biology. Published, 07/2017.
  • Lee SG, Poole K, Linn Jr. CE & Vickers NJ (2016). Transplant antennae and host brain interact to shape odor perceptual space in male moths. PLoS ONE. Vol. 11(1), e0147906. Published, 01/2016.
    https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.13...
  • Crespo JG, Vickers NJ & Goller F (2014). Male moths optimally balance take-off thoracic temperature and warm-up duration to reach a pheromone source quickly. Animal Behavior. Vol. 98, 79-85. Published, 10/2014.
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.09.031
  • Crespo JC, Vickers NJ & Goller F (2013). Pre-flight warm-up muscle activation patterns are modulated by female pheromones. Journal of Neurophysiology. Vol. 110, 862-871. Published, 06/01/2013.
  • Crespo JC, Goller F & Vickers NJ (2012). Pheromone induced modulation of pre-flight warm-up behavior in male moths. Journal of Experimental Biology. Vol. 215, 2203-2209. Published, 04/2012.
  • Crespo JC (2012). Aglomerular Antennal Lobe Organization in Columbicola columbae (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera). Arthropod Structure and Development. Vol. 41, 227-230. Published, 01/2012.

Presentations

  • 75th Annual Utah Mosquito Abatement Association Conference, Snowbird, UT. Wind conditions, mosquito activity and aerial sprays. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/2023.
  • PacVec Center of Excellence annual meeting. Leveraging chemosensory behavior for mosquito control. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 04/2023.
  • 74th Annual Utah Mosquito Abatement Association Conference, Park City, UT. A closer look: Filed wind conditions and mosquito responses. Contributed Talk, Presented, 10/2022.
  • AMCA Jacksonville, FL. Hunting the hunters: tracking down Western tree hole mosquitoes in Salt Lake City. Contributed Talk, Presented, 03/2022.
  • 17th Arbovirus surveillance and Mosquito Control workshop, Anastasia, FL. Field evaluation of wind conditions and their effects on female mosquito flight activity. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/2022.
  • AMCA, Jacksonville FL. Lightning talk: Insect orientation takes flight with mosquitoes. Or how the wind tunnel got its spots. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/2022.
  • Utah Mosquito Abatement Association, Park City. On the trail of Western tree hole mosquitoes, Aedes sierrensis, in Salt Lake City. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 10/2021.
  • American Mosquito Control Association, virtual. Field evaluation of atmospheric turbulence and effects on female mosquito flight activity. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/2021.
  • Mimicking atmospheric flow conditions to examine mosquito orientation behavior. Huang, Y-C*, Vickers N, Hultmark M. Contributed Talk, Presented, 11/2019.
  • American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics. Mimicking atmospheric flow conditions to examine mosquito orientation behavior. Huang, Y-C*, Vickers N, Hultmark M. Contributed Talk, Presented, 11/2018.
  • Department of Biology, University of Cincinnati. Interactions between insects and their sensory environment. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/2018.
  • American Physical Society, Division of Fluid Dynamics. Mimicking atmospheric flow conditions to examine mosquito orientation behavior. Huang, Y-C*, Vickers N, Hultmark M. Contributed Talk, Presented, 11/2017.
  • Department of Biology, University of Utah. Interactions between insects and their sensory environment. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 11/2017.
  • 16th European Turbulence Conference Stockholm Sweden. Experimental investigation of a point source scalar in large scale turbulence. Huang, Y-C*, Vickers N, Hultmark M. Contributed Talk, Presented, 08/2017.
  • Association of Chemoreception Sciences. Introduction to Program Symposium: The Role of Multimodal Sensory Integration in Shaping Behavior Across Diverse Animal Taxa. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 04/2017.
  • Association for Chemoreception Sciences, Bonita Springs, FL. Functional properties of inhibitory olfactory projection neurons in the moth antennal lobe. Vickers NJ, Fogarty-Celestino C, Lee S-G, Kleineidam C, Stagg J. Poster, Presented, 04/2017.
  • Pheromone Plumes and Moth Orientation: A Neuroethological Perspective Presented at Insect Navigation Workshop held at HHMI Janelia Research Campus December 6-9, 2016. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 12/08/2016.
  • International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, Florida. Function of Lateral Cell Custer Projection Neurons in Moth Olfactory Processing . Contributed Talk, Presented, 09/2016.
  • Influence of ambient temperatures on the pre-flight and flight activities of pheromone-stimulated male moths. Poster, Presented, 01/2014.
  • University of Konstanz Germany July 2013. Odor Signals and Moth Behavior. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 07/2013.
  • Science Night Live, Salt Lake City January 2013. Smell: Picking Insect Noses. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 01/2013.
  • Wurzburg, Germany July 2012. International Symposium. Olfaction in Insects Under Debate. Processing Olfactory Information in Higher Brain Centers of the Moth. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 07/2012.
  • Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology. Charleston, SC. Female pheromones modulate muscle activation patterns for pre-flight warm-up in male moths. Crespo JC, Vickers NJ, Goller F. Contributed Talk, Presented, 01/2012.
  • Lee S-G, Linn Jr. CE, Poole K, Vickers NJ. Behavioral and physiological studies of sex pheromonal olfaction in interspecific antennal imaginal disc transplants. Poster, Presented, 01/2011.

Research Groups

  • Deidra Jacobsen, Postdoc. Biological Sciences. 09/2020 - 12/2021.
  • Kirsten Meredith, Graduate Student. Biology. 08/2018 - present.

Grants, Contracts & Research Gifts

  • CHEMOSENSORY BEHAVIOR. PI: VICKERS,NEIL J. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS, 07/01/2022 - 06/30/2024. Total project budget to date: $100,000.00
  • EAGER: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH. PI: VICKERS,NEIL J. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, 08/01/2021 - 07/31/2024. Total project budget to date: $149,951.00

Languages

  • French, functional.

Geographical Regions of Interest

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland