Author

J. Benito Wainwright

University of BristolORCID 0000-0003-3689-1725Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen Hugh MontgomeryiD· 2 shared Annalie BarkeriD· 1 shared Anupama Nayak ManeliD· 1 shared Camilo A. SalazariD· 1 shared Carolina Pardo‐DíaziD· 1 shared Caroline Nicole BacquetiD· 1 shared Charlotte E. J. Rolfe· 1 shared Chris D. JigginsiD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 29 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersEvolutionary Biology

Stephen Hugh MontgomeryORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

3 papers

Recent·Most cited

Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 28, 2026

Adaptation in the eye and brain contributes to species divergence in visual perception in Heliconius butterflies

Daniel Shane Wright, José Borrero, Yi Peng Toh…·Richard M. Merrill

This study shows how visual system adaptation in Heliconius butterflies leads to species divergence in perception and behavior due to ecological pressures.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.27.747543

multiple speciesexperimental assay

𝕏 PostBluesky

Evolutionary BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedJul 15, 2025

Mutualisms within light microhabitats drive sensory convergence in a mimetic butterfly community

J. Benito Wainwright, Theodora Loupasaki, Francisco Ramírez…·Stephen H. Montgomery

The paper shows that light microhabitats in forests drive sensory convergence and divergence in mimetic butterflies' visual systems through mutualistic interactions.

12 citationstop 2%

imagingexperimental assay

𝕏 PostBluesky

Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintApr 5, 2025

Extraordinary adaptations: Functional and evolutionary synergy of trait components can explain the existence of leaf masquerade

J. Benito Wainwright, Charlotte E. J. Rolfe, Graeme D. Ruxton, Nathan W. Bailey

The paper investigates leaf masquerade in katydids, showing that color and shape synergistically enhance survival and evolved together during diversification.

DOI 10.1101/2025.04.05.647375

experimental assayhost-pathogen & immune response

𝕏 PostBluesky