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Recent publications
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Cama, B. et al. Exploitation of an ancestral pheromone biosynthetic pathway contributes to diversification in Heliconius butterflies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 289, 20220474 (2022). Download
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Wright, C. J., Smith, C. W. J. & Jiggins, C. D. Alternative splicing as a source of phenotypic diversity. Nat Rev Genet 1–14 (2022) http://doi.org/10.1038/s41576-022-00514-4. Download
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Szczerbowski, D., Ehlers, S., Darragh, K., Jiggins, C. & Schulz, S. Head and Tail Oxidized Terpenoid Esters from Androconia of Heliconius erato Butterflies. J. Nat. Prod. 85, 1428–1435 (2022). Download
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Brien, M. N. et al. Colour polymorphism associated with a gene duplication in male wood tiger moths. Preprint at https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.29.490025 (2022). Download
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Ruggieri, A. A. et al. A butterfly pan-genome reveals a large amount of structural variation underlies the evolution of chromatin accessibility. Preprint at https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.14.488334 (2022). Download
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Hanly, J. J. et al. A large deletion at the cortex locus eliminates butterfly wing patterning. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics 12, jkac021 (2022). Download
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Chazot, N. et al. Conserved ancestral tropical niche but different continental histories explain the latitudinal diversity gradient in brush-footed butterflies. Nat Commun 12, 5717 (2021). Download
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Livraghi, L. et al. Cortex cis-regulatory switches establish scale colour identity and pattern diversity in Heliconius. eLife 10, e68549 (2021). Download
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Kozak, K. M., Joron, M., McMillan, W. O. & Jiggins, C. D. Rampant Genome-Wide Admixture across the Heliconius Radiation. Genome Biology and Evolution 13, evab099 (2021). Download
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Meier, J. I. et al. Haplotype tagging reveals parallel formation of hybrid races in two butterfly species. PNAS 118, e2015005118 (2021). Download
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Mattila, A. L. K. et al. Evolutionary and ecological processes influencing chemical defense variation in an aposematic and mimetic Heliconius butterfly. PeerJ 9, e11523 (2021). Download
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Seabra, S. G. et al. Population structure, adaptation and divergence of the meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera, Aphrophoridae), revealed by genomic and morphological data. PeerJ 9, e11425 (2021). Download
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Kaya, C. et al. Global population genetic structure and demographic trajectories of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens. BMC Biology 19, 94 (2021). Download
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Generalovic, T. N. et al. A high-quality, chromosome-level genome assembly of the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens L.). G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics 11, jkab085 (2021). Download
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Darragh, K. et al. A novel terpene synthase controls differences in anti-aphrodisiac pheromone production between closely related Heliconius butterflies. PLOS Biology 19, e3001022 (2021). Download
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Byers, K. J. R. P. et al. Clustering of loci controlling species differences in male chemical bouquets of sympatric Heliconius butterflies. Ecology and Evolution 11, 89–107 (2021). Download
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Ehlers, S. et al. Identification and Composition of Clasper Scent Gland Components of the Butterfly Heliconius erato and Its Relation to Mimicry. ChemBioChem 22, 3300–3313 (2021). Download
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Montejo-Kovacevich, G. et al. Genomics of altitude-associated wing shape in two tropical butterflies. Molecular Ecology n/a, (2021). Download
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North, H. L., McGaughran, A. & Jiggins, C. D. Insights into invasive species from whole-genome resequencing. Molecular Ecology n/a, (2021). Download
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de Castro, É. C. P., Musgrove, J., Bak, S., McMillan, W. O. & Jiggins, C. D. Phenotypic plasticity in chemical defence of butterflies allows usage of diverse host plants. Biology Letters 17, 20200863 (2021). Download
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Rossi, M. et al. Visual mate preference evolution during butterfly speciation is linked to neural processing genes. Nature Communications 11, 4763 (2020). Download
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Yen, E. C. et al. A haplotype-resolved, de novo genome assembly for the wood tiger moth (Arctia plantaginis) through trio binning. Gigascience 9, (2020). Download
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Schooten, B. van et al. Divergence of chemosensing during the early stages of speciation. PNAS 117, 16438–16447 (2020). Download
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González-Rojas, M. F. et al. Chemical signals act as the main reproductive barrier between sister and mimetic Heliconius butterflies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287, 20200587 (2020). Download
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Orteu, A. & Jiggins, C. D. The genomics of coloration provides insights into adaptive evolution. Nat Rev Genet 21, 461–475 (2020). Download
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Montejo-Kovacevich, G. et al. Microclimate buffering and thermal tolerance across elevations in a tropical butterfly. Journal of Experimental Biology 223, jeb220426 (2020). Download
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Martin, S. H. et al. Whole-chromosome hitchhiking driven by a male-killing endosymbiont. PLOS Biology 18, e3000610 (2020). Download
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Arias, M. et al. How do predators generalize warning signals in simple and complex prey communities? Insights from a videogame. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287, 20200014 (2020). Download
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Moest, M. et al. Selective sweeps on novel and introgressed variation shape mimicry loci in a butterfly adaptive radiation. PLOS Biology 18, e3000597 (2020). Download
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Valencia-Montoya, W. A. et al. Adaptive Introgression across Semipermeable Species Boundaries between Local Helicoverpa zea and Invasive Helicoverpa armigera Moths. Mol Biol Evol (2020) http://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaa108. Download
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Darragh, K. et al. Species specificity and intraspecific variation in the chemical profiles of Heliconius butterflies across a large geographic range. Ecology and Evolution 10, 3895-3918. (2020). Download
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Mérot, C. et al. Hybridization and transgressive exploration of colour pattern and wing morphology in Heliconius butterflies. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 33, 942–956 (2020). Download
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Byers, K. J. R. P. et al. A major locus controls a biologically active pheromone component in Heliconius melpomene. Evolution 74, 349–364 (2020). Download
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Concha, C. et al. Interplay between Developmental Flexibility and Determinism in the Evolution of Mimetic Heliconius Wing Patterns. Current Biology 29, 3996-4009.e4 (2019). Download
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Edelman, N. B. et al. Genomic architecture and introgression shape a butterfly radiation. Science 366, 594–599 (2019). Download
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Hanly, J. J., Wallbank, R. W. R., McMillan, W. O. & Jiggins, C. D. Conservation and flexibility in the gene regulatory landscape of heliconiine butterfly wings. EvoDevo 10, 15 (2019). Download
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Merrill, R. M. et al. Genetic dissection of assortative mating behavior. PLOS Biology 17, e2005902 (2019). Download
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Martin, S. H., Davey, J. W., Salazar, C. & Jiggins, C. D. Recombination rate variation shapes barriers to introgression across butterfly genomes. PLOS Biology 17, e2006288 (2019). Download
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Darragh, K. et al. Male pheromone composition depends on larval but not adult diet in Heliconius melpomene. Ecological Entomology 44, 397–405 (2019). Download
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Montejo‐Kovacevich, G. et al. Altitude and life-history shape the evolution of Heliconius wings. Evolution 73, 2436–2450 (2019). Download
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Pinharanda, A. et al. Sexually dimorphic gene expression and transcriptome evolution provide mixed evidence for a fast-Z effect in Heliconius. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 32, 194–204 (2019). Download
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Belleghem, S. M. V. et al. Patterns of Z chromosome divergence among Heliconius species highlight the importance of historical demography. Molecular Ecology 27, 3852–3872 (2018). Download
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Arias, M. et al. Generalisation behaviour of predators toward warning signals displayed by harmful prey: answers from a videogame played by humans. bioRxiv 409557 (2018) http://doi.org/10.1101/409557. Download
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Dell’Aglio, D. D., Troscianko, J., McMillan, W. O., Stevens, M. & Jiggins, C. D. The appearance of mimetic Heliconius butterflies to predators and conspecifics. Evolution 72, 2156–2166 (2018). Download
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Belleghem, S. M. V. et al. patternize: An R package for quantifying colour pattern variation. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 9, 390–398 (2018). Download
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Clerici, N. et al. Peace in Colombia is a critical moment for Neotropical connectivity and conservation: Save the northern Andes–Amazon biodiversity bridge. Conservation Letters 0, e12594 (2018). Download
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Martin, S. H. & Jiggins, C. D. Interpreting the genomic landscape of introgression. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development 47, 69–74 (2017). Download
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Darragh, K. et al. Male sex pheromone components in Heliconius butterflies released by the androconia affect female choice. PeerJ 5, e3953 (2017). Download
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Mazo-Vargas, A. et al. Macroevolutionary shifts of WntA function potentiate butterfly wing-pattern diversity. PNAS 114, 10701–10706 (2017). Download