Bicyclus anynana labs
Researchers using Bicyclus anynana
to explore different issues in population, evolutionary, ecological,
and developmental genetics:
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Paul Brakefield |
(Leiden, NL) |
B. anynana laboratory populations |
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Sean Carroll |
(Madison, WI, USA) |
wing development |
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Klaus Fischer |
(Bayreuth, DE) |
life history evolution |
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Tony Frankino |
(Houston, TX, USA) |
evolution of allometry |
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Vernon French |
(Edinburgh, UK) |
pattern specification |
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Tony Long |
(Irvine, CA, USA) |
genetic basis of wing pattern variation |
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Antónia Monteiro |
(Yale, CT, USA) |
molecular genetics of pattern formation |
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Caroline Nieberding |
(Louvain-la-Neuve, BE) |
male sex pheromones |
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Ilik Saccheri |
(Liverpool, UK) |
population and evolutionary genetics |
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Bas Zwaan |
(Leiden, NL) |
life-history evolution |
Other Butterflies
Some of the researchers focusing on other butterfly species to address
a variety of questions in biology, including the evolution and development of wing patterns:
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Craig Brunetti |
(Trent, CA) |
diverse species |
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Casper Breuker |
(Oxford, UK) |
speckled wood |
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Richard ffrench-Constant |
(Bath, UK) |
swallowtails |
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Larry Gilbert |
(Austin, TX, USA) |
Heliconius |
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Chris Jiggins |
(Cambridge, UK) |
Heliconius |
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Mathieu Joron |
(Paris, FR) |
Heliconius |
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Jim Mallet |
(London, UK) |
Heliconius |
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Owen McMillan |
(San Juan, PR) |
Heliconius |
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Fred Nijhout |
(Durham, NC , USA) |
Precis coenia, Heliconius, et al. |
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Bob Reed |
(Irvine, CA, USA) |
Heliconius, and others |
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Peter Andolfato |
(Princeton, NJ, USA) |
population genetics |
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May Berenbaum |
(Urbana, IL, USA) |
herbivory |
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Carol Boggs |
(Stanford, CA, USA) |
ecology and evolution |
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Hans van Dyck |
(Louvain-la-Neuve, BE) |
behaviour and conservation |
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Ilka Hanski |
(Helsinki, FI) |
metapopulations |
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Spencer Johnston |
(College Station, TX, USA) |
genome size estimation |
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Nikolai Kandul |
(Durham, NC, USA) |
cytogenetics and speciation |
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Joel Kingsolver |
(Chapel Hill, NC, USA) |
ecology and evolution |
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Chris Wheat |
(FI & USA) |
evolutionary genomics |
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Adriana Briscoe |
(Irvine, CA, USA) |
molecular evolution of colour vision |
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Doekele Stavenga |
(Groningen, NL) |
biophysics of colour vision |
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Andy Brower |
(Murfreesboro, TN, USA |
Nymphalidae phylogenies |
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Naomi Pierce |
(Cambridge, MA , USA) |
Lycaenidae phylogenies |
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Felix Sperling |
(Edmonton, AB, CA) |
Papilionidae phylogenies |
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Niklas Wahlberg |
(Stockholm, SE) |
Nymphalidae phylogenies |
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ToL Lepidoptera People |
(Tree of Life Project) |
Lepidoptera phylogeny |
A good way to keep track of current research on butterfly biology
is to attend the Butterfly Meeting which takes place every 4 years.
The last one was in Rome during July 2007
(Meeting URL).
Lepidopteran Genomic Resources:
The genomic resources (including linkage maps, ESTs, and genome projects)
available for Lepidopterans has greatly increased in recent years.
Some relevant databases and publications are:
Bicyclus anynana Large scale sequencing in progress
BombMap Bombyx mori genome map information system
ButterflyBase EST database for Lepidopterans
LepGen Lepidopteran Genome Projects mailing list
SilkBase EST database of the silkworm Bombyx mori (JP)
[genome pub]
SilkDB EST and genome projects for the silkworm (CN)
[genome pub]
[db pub]
Conservation
Butterflies have long fascinated biologists and laymen alike and a
demonstration of this is the world-wide focus on documenting
and protecting butterfly biodiversity:
All over the world there are centers and initiatives dedicated to butterfly conservation.
These include
Tagis (PT),
Butterfly Conservation (UK),
De Vlinderstichting (NL), the
Butterfly Conservation Initiative (USA), the
Butterflies of Canada, and the
Butterfly Conservation South Australia Inc.
There are also a number of related sites dedicated to providing lists of locally occurring
butterflies and moths, and other interesting info for butterfly enthusiasts.
These include the
Butterflies of North America, the
Immigration of Lepidoptera, the USA-based
Lepidopterists' Society, the Holland-based
Butterflies Starting Page, the
Lepidoptera: Tropical Index, and a number of International
Butterfly Societies.
Butterfly-art
Butterfly wing patterns have clearly attracted much attention outside scientific research too.
Here are some examples:
Marta de Menezes
"created" novel wing patterns for her art project Nature?
Kjell Sandved
photographed many wings to produce the famous
Butterfly Alphabet
Flickr collection of butterfly pictures
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