Lawrence E. Gilbert

This study identifies ancient chromosomal inversions in the zebra longwing butterfly that are associated with local adaptation to environmental stressors.

The paper identifies ivory:mir-193 as a master regulator of scale type differentiation in Heliconius butterflies, showing it converts Type II scales to Type I and influences Type III scale development through readthrough transcription.

The paper investigates how the Hox gene Ubx is restricted to hindwings in butterflies by analyzing chromatin structures and CRISPR perturbations, revealing silencing and insulating sequences.

The paper identifies a 78kb deletion at the cortex locus as the genetic basis of the ivory mutant phenotype in captive Heliconius butterflies, which is absent in wild populations.