André Victor Lucci Freitas

Contrasting signatures of interspecific gene flow in the Atlantic Forest endemic butterfly Heliconius besckei

This study examines gene flow patterns in Heliconius butterflies, finding widespread introgression influenced by geographic overlap and ecological factors.

A meta-analysis of Neotropical butterflies reveals long-term signature of the Pebas wetland on Neotropical biogeography

This study uses a meta-analysis of 1,361 Neotropical butterfly species to show that the Pebas wetland selectively constrained dispersal between the Andes and Amazonia, contributing to the modern diversity imbalance.

Environmental Variation Promotes Convergent Evolution and Rapid Diversification of Wing Shape and Color in Skipper Butterflies

The paper investigates how antipredator traits in skipper butterflies evolve in response to environmental variation, finding convergent evolution and rapid diversification of wing shape and color.

Aposematic color patterns are the dominant axis of phenotypic diversification in Nymphalid butterflies

The paper uses computer vision to analyze wing color patterns in Nymphalid butterflies, finding that aposematism is the dominant axis of phenotypic diversification.

Genomics of Neotropical biodiversity indicators: two butterfly radiations with rampant chromosomal rearrangements and hybridisation

This study examines two Neotropical butterfly radiations, revealing high rates of hybridization and chromosomal rearrangements as drivers of diversification.

Phylogeny, systematics and evolution of mimicry patterns in Neotropical limenitidine butterflies

This study reconstructs the phylogeny of Neotropical limenitidine butterflies to explore the evolution of mimicry patterns and their relationship with speciation.

Coordinated evolution of opsin genes in iridescent blue butterfly species diversified within tropical forest habitats

The paper examines opsin gene evolution in Morpho butterflies, finding positive selection and co-evolving amino acids linked to light environment and wing coloration.