Unraveling the thread of nature's tapestry: the genetics of diversity and convergence in animal pigmentation
Animals display incredibly diverse color patterns yet little is known about the underlying
genetic basis of these phenotypes. However, emerging results are reshaping our view of …
genetic basis of these phenotypes. However, emerging results are reshaping our view of …
Origin, development, and evolution of butterfly eyespots
A Monteiro - Annual review of entomology, 2015 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews the latest developments in our understanding of the origin, development,
and evolution of nymphalid butterfly eyespots. Recent contributions to this field include …
and evolution of nymphalid butterfly eyespots. Recent contributions to this field include …
A comprehensive and dated phylogenomic analysis of butterflies
Summary Butterflies (Papilionoidea), with over 18,000 described species [1], have
captivated naturalists and scientists for centuries. They play a central role in the study of …
captivated naturalists and scientists for centuries. They play a central role in the study of …
Butterfly eyespots evolved via cooption of an ancestral gene-regulatory network that also patterns antennae, legs, and wings
SN Murugesan, H Connahs… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Butterfly eyespots are beautiful novel traits with an unknown developmental origin. Here we
show that eyespots likely originated via cooption of parts of an ancestral appendage gene …
show that eyespots likely originated via cooption of parts of an ancestral appendage gene …
High level of novelty under the hood of convergent evolution
Little is known about the extent to which species use homologous regulatory architectures to
achieve phenotypic convergence. By characterizing chromatin accessibility and gene …
achieve phenotypic convergence. By characterizing chromatin accessibility and gene …
[HTML][HTML] Wnt signaling underlies evolution and development of the butterfly wing pattern symmetry systems
Most butterfly wing patterns are proposed to be derived from a set of conserved pattern
elements known as symmetry systems. Symmetry systems are so-named because they are …
elements known as symmetry systems. Symmetry systems are so-named because they are …
A single origin for nymphalid butterfly eyespots followed by widespread loss of associated gene expression
Understanding how novel complex traits originate involves investigating the time of origin of
the trait, as well as the origin of its underlying gene regulatory network in a broad …
the trait, as well as the origin of its underlying gene regulatory network in a broad …
Hox dosage contributes to flight appendage morphology in Drosophila
R Paul, G Giraud, K Domsch, M Duffraisse… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Flying insects have invaded all the aerial space on Earth and this astonishing radiation
could not have been possible without a remarkable morphological diversification of their …
could not have been possible without a remarkable morphological diversification of their …
[PDF][PDF] Activation of butterfly eyespots by Distal-less is consistent with a reaction-diffusion process
Eyespots on the wings of nymphalid butterflies represent colorful examples of pattern
formation, yet the developmental origins and mechanisms underlying eyespot center …
formation, yet the developmental origins and mechanisms underlying eyespot center …
Inter-chromosomal coupling between vision and pigmentation genes during genomic divergence
K Hench, M Vargas, MP Höppner… - Nature Ecology & …, 2019 - nature.com
Recombination between loci underlying mate choice and ecological traits is a major
evolutionary force acting against speciation with gene flow. The evolution of linkage …
evolutionary force acting against speciation with gene flow. The evolution of linkage …