Insect pigmentation is a premier model system in evolutionary and developmental biology. It
has been at the heart of classical studies as well as recent breakthroughs. In insects …

There has been a recent trend in evolutionary developmental biology (evo–devo) towards
using increasing numbers of model species. I argue that, to understand phenotypic change …

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 …

Morphological novelties are lineage-specific traits that serve new functions,. Developmental
polyphenisms have been proposed to be facilitators of phenotypic evolution, but little is …

Abstract The International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC) is building a catalogue of
mammalian gene function by producing and phenotyping a knockout mouse line for every …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the endocrine control of insect polyphenism.
Polyphenism in insects is associated with some of the most striking and successful life …

Evolutionary developmental biology (evo‐devo) has undergone dramatic transformations
since its emergence as a distinct discipline. This paper aims to highlight the scope, power …

Studies of the genetic basis of adaptive changes in natural populations are now addressing
questions that date back to the beginning of evolutionary biology, such as whether evolution …

Background Reproductive division of labor in eusocial insects is a striking example of a
shared genetic background giving rise to alternative phenotypes, namely queen and worker …

Lepidopterans (butterflies and moths) are a rich and diverse order of insects, which, despite
their economic impact and unusual biological properties, are relatively underrepresented in …