Vincent Debat

This study examines how sympatry influences the evolution of iridescence in Morpho butterflies, finding evidence of convergence due to evasive mimicry and sexual dimorphism in selective pressures.

The paper examines morphological convergence in skipper butterflies, finding that traits like hindwing tails and iridescence are linked to flight performance and antipredator defenses, driven by ecological selection.

This study shows wild Morpho butterflies trade speed for erraticity in escape flight, increasing unpredictability but reducing flight speed.

This study examines genetic covariance matrix stability in Drosophila suzukii during invasion, finding moderate genetic differentiation and low genetic constraint on wing shape evolution.

The paper identifies genetic factors that modify CycG-induced developmental instability in Drosophila by performing a genome-wide deficiency screen.

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

This study compares visual and chemical traits in sympatric and allopatric Morpho butterfly species to assess how ecological interactions drive trait evolution.

This study examines the Z-chromosome evolution in Morpho butterflies, finding increased genomic rearrangements and positive selection, suggesting a role in speciation through pre- and post-zygotic isolation.

This study examines the genome evolution and transmission patterns of Spiroplasma endosymbionts in Morpho butterflies, revealing genome size inflation, horizontal gene transfer, and contrasting transmission dynamics between sympatric species.

The paper assembles and annotates the genomes of three sympatric Morpho butterfly species to study chromosomal rearrangements and pre-zygotic isolation mechanisms.

The paper examines thermal plasticity and geographic divergence in the ovipositor of Drosophila suzukii, finding limited plasticity and geographic differentiation but similar reaction norms across populations.

The paper shows Cyclin G interacts with PRC1 and PR-DUB to maintain developmental stability in Drosophila by regulating gene expression related to translation and energy production.