C. Pardo-Diaz

Weighting of sensory cues reflect changing patterns of visual investment during ecological divergence in Heliconius butterflies.

The paper shows that Heliconius butterflies with greater visual neural investment preferentially use visual cues over olfactory cues in conflicting sensory environments.

Divergent warning patterns influence male and female mating behaviours in a tropical butterfly

The paper examines how divergent warning coloration patterns influence mating behaviors in male and female Heliconius butterflies, finding that both sexes prefer conspecific coloration but only male coloration affects mating success.

Adaptive introgression of a visual preference gene

The paper shows two Heliconius butterfly species evolved similar visual mating preferences through hybridization, linking a gene to behavior.

Parallel shifts in flight-height associated with altitude across incipient Heliconius species

The paper examines flight-height variation in Heliconius butterflies during speciation, finding parallel trait shifts linked to altitude and environmental selection.

Genomic evidence reveals three sequential W-autosome fusions in Heliconius butterflies

The paper identifies three sequential W-autosome fusions in Heliconius butterflies, revealing their role in adaptive radiation and sex chromosome evolution.

Does sexual conflict contribute to the evolution of novel warning patterns?

This study investigates whether sexual conflict contributes to the diversification of warning patterns in Heliconius butterflies, finding that sexual conflict can assist pattern diversification but genetic architecture and sex-specific costs also play roles.

Light environment influences mating behaviours during the early stages of divergence in tropical butterflies

This study shows that light conditions affect mating behaviors in Heliconius butterflies, with differences in visual attraction contributing to low-level assortative mating.

Mullerian mimicry of a quantitative trait despite contrasting levels of genomic divergence and selection

The paper examines parallel divergence in wing coloration between two butterfly species, showing similar geographic cline positions but differing cline widths, influenced by selection and dispersal factors.

Phylogenetic signal is associated with the degree of variation in root-to-tip distances

The paper examines the relationship between phylogenetic inference accuracy and branch length characteristics in phylogenomic data, finding that variation in root-to-tip distances is associated with accuracy.

Urban colonization is driven by a mixture of evolutionarily conserved and labile traits

The paper analyzes passerine bird data to show urban colonization involves both conserved and labile traits, leading to faster speciation and trait transitions.

Gene flow and Andean uplift shape the diversification of Gasteracantha cancriformis (Araneae: Araneidae) in Northern South America

This study examines how the Andean uplift and gene flow influenced the diversification of Gasteracantha cancriformis, finding two distinct clades with historical divergence despite gene flow.