Shen Tian

Evolutionary rewiring of regulatory topology refines butterfly wing patterns

The paper investigates how changes in gene regulatory network topology contribute to phenotypic evolution by analyzing color pattern genes in butterflies.

araucan regulates butterfly wing iridescence by coordinating scale structure and pigmentation

This study identifies araucan as a transcription factor that regulates butterfly wing iridescence by coordinating scale structure and pigmentation through pattern-specific effects.

Parallel evolution of industrial melanism in the peppered moth: one locus, many alleles

This study investigates the genetic basis of industrial melanism in peppered moths, showing that multiple alleles at the ivory locus, including structural variants, contribute to the trait in different regions.

A novel Hox gene promoter fuels the evolution of adaptive phenotypic plasticity

The paper identifies a novel Hox gene promoter that drives temperature-mediated phenotypic plasticity in satyrid butterflies.

A micro-RNA is the effector gene of a classic evolutionary hotspot locus

The paper identifies a micro-RNA, mir-193, as the effector gene responsible for melanic wing color polymorphisms in Lepidoptera, showing its conserved function across species.

Brain and gonadal genes are differentially expressed in Bicyclus anynana butterfly larvae that learned a heritable novel food odor preference

The paper identifies differentially expressed genes in Bicyclus anynana butterfly larvae and adults that learned a novel food odor preference, suggesting potential epigenetic factors for inheritance.