Antónia Monteiro

This study identifies apterous A as a key regulator of surface-specific wing pattern differentiation in butterflies, showing its dual role in repressing ventral patterns and promoting dorsal sexual ornaments.

This study shows that sex-specific differences in 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) hormone levels, not doublesex (dsx), control sexual dimorphism in butterfly wing patterns.

This study shows that wingless promotes eyespot and wing development in Bicyclus anynana butterflies by reducing its expression through RNAi.

The paper identifies genes involved in butterfly wing pigmentation through RNA-seq and CRISPR/Cas9, revealing localized effects of melanin pathway genes on color patterns.