Daniela Lozano-Urrego

Adaptation in the eye and brain contributes to species divergence in visual perception in Heliconius butterflies

This study shows how visual system adaptation in Heliconius butterflies leads to species divergence in perception and behavior due to ecological pressures.

Ecological divergence and post-eclosion brain development shape visual performance during Heliconius speciation

This study shows that visual acuity improves during early adulthood in Heliconius butterflies through neural development, despite no change in eye structure, and that this maturation coincides with reproductive behaviors and is disrupted in hybrids.

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.