Area of research
Genetics · Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Research interest
Research interests include Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, and Genetic diversity and population structure.
A long noncoding RNA at the <i>cortex</i> locus controls adaptive coloration in butterflies
Evolutionary dynamics of genome size and content during the adaptive radiation of Heliconiini butterflies
Early origin and diverse phenotypic implementation of iridescent UV patterns for sexual signaling in pierid butterflies
Deep cis-regulatory homology of the butterfly wing pattern ground plan
A genetic switch for male UV iridescence in an incipient species pair of sulphur butterflies
Cortex cis-regulatory switches establish scale colour identity and pattern diversity in Heliconius
Novel<i>Doublesex</i>Duplication Associated with Sexually Dimorphic Development of Dogface Butterfly Wings
A genetic switch for male UV-iridescence in an incipient species pair of sulphur butterflies
Wnt Genes in Wing Pattern Development of Coliadinae Butterflies
Interplay between Developmental Flexibility and Determinism in the Evolution of Mimetic Heliconius Wing Patterns
Macroevolutionary shifts of <i>WntA</i> function potentiate butterfly wing-pattern diversity
Genetic Basis of Melanin Pigmentation in Butterfly Wings
Comprehensive analysis of Hox gene expression in the amphipod crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis
doublesex is a mimicry supergene
Wnt signaling underlies evolution and development of the butterfly wing pattern symmetry systems
Multiple recent co-options of Optix associated with novel traits in adaptive butterfly wing radiations
Ancient homology underlies adaptive mimetic diversity across butterflies
THE LOCI OF REPEATED EVOLUTION: A CATALOG OF GENETIC HOTSPOTS OF PHENOTYPIC VARIATION
Butterfly genome reveals promiscuous exchange of mimicry adaptations among species
Diversification of complex butterfly wing patterns by repeated regulatory evolution of a<i>Wnt</i>ligand
IntBIO: Collaborative Research: Silk Protein Innovation and Novelty (SPIN) : integrating across disciplines to decipher silk fiber evolution
Collaborative Research: RoL: The intersection between cell fate decisions and phenotypic diversification in a rapidly radiating butterfly lineage
EDGE CT: Precise genome editing in a lepidopteran insect tailored for stable transformation
Collaborative Research: cis-Regulatory Basis of Butterfly Wing Pattern Evolution