Mélanie McClure

This study examines elevational gradients in Ithomiini butterfly communities across two Neotropical regions, finding consistent patterns in diversity and phylogenetic structure shaped by habitat filtering and biotic interactions.

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

This study identifies shared genetic mechanisms underlying convergent mimicry coloration in Lepidoptera, showing that non-coding regions near ivory and optix genes are consistently associated with color pattern switches across distantly related species.

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

This paper presents the first nuclear and mitogenome assemblies for Hylesia metabus, revealing that transposable element accumulation drives genome size increase.

The paper challenges the holocentricity of butterfly chromosomes by showing acrocentric and sub-metacentric chromosomes through improved cytogenetic techniques.