Joseph Hanly’s paper titled “Conservation and flexibility in the gene regulatory landscape of Heliconiine butterfly wings” has been published to EvoDevo! Big congratulations! The full
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Publications
Tim Thurman’s hybridization paper published!
Congratulations to Tim Thurman whose paper examining Heliconius erato hybrid zone movement across Panama was recently published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology. This is
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The Genomic Basis of Mate Choice Revealed!
Richard Merrill’s paper based on research at the Heliconius Insectaries has identified for the first time three quantitative trait loci (QTLs) that have a significant
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Paper on memetic wing perception published!
A paper based on research at the Heliconius Insectaries has confirmed that the butterflies use ultraviolet cues to promote effective mating behavior while maintaining the
Read more »Awards
Jessica Foley awarded STRI Short-term Fellowship!
Jessica was recently awarded the STRI short-term fellowship to carry out a project studying longevity and cognitive decline in Heliconius butterflies. Working under the supervision
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Congratulations Fletcher Young!
Fletcher Young will be joining the Gamboa Heliconius community in January as a short-term fellowship recipient. A Ph.D. student at Cambridge University, Fletcher is interested
Read more »Jesyka Meléndez-Rosa awarded prestigious NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship!
She will start work in Gamboa after completing her PhD at UC- Berkeley. The goal of her research is to identify chemosensory receptors genes associated
Read more »Dr. Riccardo Papa (University of Puerto Rico) wins STRI’s Senior Latin Fellow.
Riccardo will spend several months over the next year spearheading research on the cis-regulatory basis of butterfly wing pattern evolution.
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