Gamboa Heliconius

Joseph Hanly’s paper “Conservation and flexibility in the gene regulatory landscape of Heliconiine butterfly wings” published

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Tim Thurman’s hybridization paper published

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Paper on memetic wing perception published

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Kathy Darragh’s pheromone paper published!

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CRISPR-Cas9 paper published in PNAS!

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Here at the Heliconius Insectaries, we aim to provide an intellectual and practical working environment for understanding the origins of biological diversity. Researchers are provided with exceptional opportunities to examine phenotypic variation, speciation, and links between the two utilizing stocks of Heliconius butterflies and world-class facilities.

Publications

Immunohistochemistry confirmed the expression of Homothorax in a proximal–distal gradient across the basal third of the Heliconius wing

Joseph Hanly’s paper “Conservation and flexibility in the gene regulatory…

July 17, 2019

Joseph Hanly’s paper titled “Conservation and flexibility in the gene regulatory landscape of Heliconiine butterfly wings” has been published to EvoDevo! Big congratulations! The full paper…

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Tim Thurman’s hybridization paper published

June 20, 2019

Congratulations to Tim Thurman whose paper examining Heliconius erato hybrid zone movement across Panama was recently published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology. This is the…

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The Genomic Basis of Mate Choice Revealed!

March 7, 2019

Richard Merrill’s paper based on research at the Heliconius Insectaries has identified for the first time three quantitative trait loci (QTLs) that have a significant impact…

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Paper on memetic wing perception published

December 28, 2018

A paper based on research at the Heliconius Insectaries has confirmed that the butterflies use ultraviolet cues to promote effective mating behavior while maintaining the advantages…

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Awards

Jessica Foley awarded STRI Short-term Fellowship!

April 13, 2019

Jessica was recently awarded the STRI short-term fellowship to carry out a project studying longevity and cognitive decline in Heliconius butterflies. Working under the supervision of…

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Congratulations Fletcher Young!

November 25, 2018

Fletcher Young will be joining the Gamboa Heliconius community in January as a short-term fellowship recipient. A Ph.D. student at Cambridge University, Fletcher is interested in…

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Jesyka Meléndez-Rosa awarded prestigious NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship!

April 11, 2018

She will start work in Gamboa after completing her PhD at UC- Berkeley. The goal of her research is to identify chemosensory receptors genes associated with…

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Dr. Riccardo Papa (University of Puerto Rico) wins STRI’s Senior…

December 1, 2017

Riccardo will spend several months over the next year spearheading research on the cis-regulatory basis of butterfly wing pattern evolution.

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Welcome Wyatt Toure!

March 21, 2019

Wyatt is at STRI as a visiting researcher for three months investigating the behavioural consequences of evolved differences in the neuroanatomy of Heliconius and non-Heliconius butterflies…

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Welcome Lina Melo!

March 13, 2019

Lina recently finished her bachelor’s degree at the University of Los Andes in Colombia. She is actually doing a three-month internship assisting Laura Hebberecht and Fletcher…

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Events

Join us for Krzysztof Kozak’s Tupper Presentation, March 19th 12:30…

March 16, 2019

Krzysztof “Chris” Kozak will be presenting a talk titled, Evolution and Ecology of Neotropical Butterflies Through a Genomic Lens Tuesday, March 19th at the Tupper Conference…

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Location of 2018 Heliconius meeting announced!

April 25, 2018

Matheu Joron is hosting this years Heliconius meeting in Montpellier, France from August 23rd – 25th. The meeting will follow on the joint European and North…

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Joseph Hanly’s paper “Conservation and flexibility in the gene regulatory landscape of Heliconiine butterfly wings” published

Tim Thurman’s hybridization paper published

Paper on memetic wing perception published

Kathy Darragh’s pheromone paper published!

CRISPR-Cas9 paper published in PNAS!

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