Collecting butterflies in Ecuador - Speciation Genomics 1 of 5- Backcross mating of an interspecies hybrid - Genetics of behaviour and speciation 2 of 5
- Coloured scales on a wing of Heliconius melpomene - Pattern development 3 of 5
- Insectary in Gamboa, Panama - Opportunities 4 of 5
- People 5 of 5
Our Research
What are the origins of biodiversity? There is much we still don’t understand about the evolution of new biological species. Our research focuses on new world tropical butterflies as a model to understand evolution at the population and species level.
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News
Butterfly Research assistant needed
We are looking for someone to work part-time in Madingley looking after our butterfly stocks and caring for Passiflora plants…
Phylogenetic incongruence in the Heliconius tree
Well done to Krzysztof Kozak who has just published his first PhD paper in Systematic Biology, which is now available…
Internship to study sexual conflict and diversification
We are seeking a research intern to work at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama from February/March 2015…
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