DOCSLIB.ORG

Documents From

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Documents From James Mallet Curriculum Vitae 31 October 2009 Personal Details Email address: [email protected] Telephone: USA (617)-496-2780 Sabbatical 2009-2010: Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Studies Harvard University Byerly Hall 8 Garden St CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 Present appointment: Professor of Biological Diversity Department of Genetics Evolution and Environment University College London 4 Stephenson Way LONDON NW1 2HE Education/Qualifications 1984 PhD Zoology University of Texas at Austin 1978 MSc Applied Entomology University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1976 BA Zoology University of Oxford Past Professional History 1996 - 2000 Reader in Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biology, University College London 1991 - 1996 Lecturer and Departmental Tutor, Galton Laboratory, Department of Genetics and Biometry, University College London 1988 - 1992 Assistant Professor, Insect Genetics, Department of Entomology, Mississippi State University 1985 - 1988 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Natural Environment Research Council, University College London J Mallet CV 1 Other Appointments and Affiliations (since 1995) 2009 - 2010 Helen Putnam Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University 2008 - 2009 Fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin 2007 - 2009 Director, Centre for Ecology and Evolution 2007 Visiting Professor, Université de Perpignan (2 mo., June & October) 2007 - Guest Professor, Center for Computational and Evolutionary Biology (CCEB), Beijing, China 2002 - Honorary Research Fellow, The Natural History Museum 2001 - 2004 Special Editor, "Evolution" Journal 2000 - Research Associate, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama 1999 - 2006 Editorial Board, Proceedings and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1999 - 2002 Research Associate, Department of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, London (2002 - , Honorary Research Fellow) 1996 - 2000 Associate Editor, "Evolution" journal 1995 - 2005 Charles Darwin Trust, advisory role with, via Stephen Keynes, Chairman 1990 - Profesor Asociado, Instituto de Genética, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia 1987 - Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Entomología, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú Prizes, Awards and other Honours 2009 Darwin-Wallace Medal, The Linnean Society of London 2009 - 2010 Helen Putnam Fellow, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University 2008 - 2009 Fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin 2007 - Elected Fellow, the Linnean Society of London (FLS) 2002 - Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2002 - Elected Fellow, Royal Entomological Society (FRES) 2000 Vice President, Society for the Study of Evolution 1985 - 1988 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Natural Environment Research Council of Great Britain 1973 - 1976 Frazer Scholarship, Balliol College, Oxford J Mallet CV 2 Grants (since 1995): 2009 - 2012 BBSRC Research Grant. Genomic analysis of complex speciation. £667,135 FEC UCL component. £850,000 total 2008 - 2011 Member of Leverhulme International Network: "Questioning the tree of life." PI John Dupré, University of Exeter (£71,619 among many international philosophers & historians of science) 2008 NERC Molecular Genetics Facilities Grant. SNP discovery in the transcriptome of Heliconius . £3,000 2007 - 2012 University of London grant to the Centre for Ecology and Evolution. London Evolutionary Research Network. £100,000 2006 - 2009 DEFRA Darwin Initiative. Tropical Andean butterfly diversity project. £149,187 2004 - 2006 GBIF-ECAT grant. Global butterfly names. $US 50,000. 2004 - 2007 NERC Research Grant. Repeated genetic patterns across a faunal "suture zone": £244,279 2004 - 2007 NERC Research Equipment. Sequencing and Genotyping to establish The Centre for Comparative Genomics: £306,387 2003 - 2004 Natural History Museum Special Funds. Global butterfly nomenclature database: £6,775. 2001 - 2003 EC-Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (Sebastien Gourbière). €114,072 2002 - 2004 EC-Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (Jesús Mavárez). €114,072 2002 - 2004 EC-Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (Mathieu Joron). €114,072 2002 - 2004 EC-Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (Marie Zimmermann). €114,072 2001 - 2004 Leverhulme Grant. Can mimicry cause speciation? £101,808 1999 - 2002 BBSRC Research Grant, Genomic mapping of reproductive isolation in the larch budmoth: £208,216 1998 - 2001 NERC Research Grant. Selection and the nature of the species boundary: £182,222 1998 - 2002 NERC - EDGE Research Grant. Genetic structure and spatial dynamics of endemic butterfly races (jointly with Univ. Leeds and Univ. Birmingham): £325,240 1997 British Council Grant, travel to Colombia to teach on international course on phylogenetic methods in systematics and biogeography: £800 1996 Royal Society Conference Grant, for International Congress of Entomology, Florence: £565 1995 - 1998 BBSRC Research Grant, Horizontal gene transfer between biotypes of the larch budmoth, Zeiraphera diniana: £192,176 1994 - 1995 AFRC Research Grant, Genetics of demographically unstable insects: £59,712 1993 - 1997 SERC Research Grant, Genetics of speciation in a tropical butterfly: £181,584 1992 - 1996 NERC Research Grant, Genetic effects of population fragmentation in endangered British butterflies: £141,327 J Mallet CV 3 Invited lectures (since 1995) 2009 "150 Years of Evolution. Darwin's Impact on the Humanities." College of Arts and Letters, San Diego State University "Darwin's origin of species - in the light of modern research," 51 st Phylogenetisches Symposium, Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum, Braunschweig (turned down) Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University "Hybridization in Primates. Evidence, Extent, Evolutionary Impact and Problems." Göttingen, Germany (turned down). "Perspectives on the Tree of Life." Philosophy, King's College University, Halifax, Nova Scotia "Hybrid Speciation." European Society of Evolutionary Biology, Turin (invited symposium organizer) "On the Origin of Species: Speciation Studies Now," Cambridge Darwin Festival, Cambridge "Origin of Species–150 Years Later," Kristineberg Marine Research Station, Sweden Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde, Dresden Royal Entomological Society (invited symposium organizer), "Insect Evolution: Below the Species Level." Rothamsted, Harpenden, Herts Keynote Lecture, Deutsche Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie, Göttingen, Germany Department d'ecologie et évolution, Université de Lausanne, Switzerland "Darwin Year 2009: Seminars on Evolution," Zoologisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Switzerland University of Exeter at Cornwall, Plymouth 2008 Museum für Naturkunde, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, Germany Institut für Populationsgenetik, Universität Wien, Austria Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin, Germany Border Natural History Society, Bellingham, Northumberland "Ecological Genomics of Speciation" Symposium, Ecological Society of Japan, Fukuoka, Japan "Dynamic Interaction of Insects: Species, Colony and Individuals" Symposium, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society (EGENIS), University of Exeter International workshop: "Natural Selection and Speciation," Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz, Germany 2007 Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London Centre for Population Biology, Imperial College (Silwood Park, Ascot) British Ecological Association. Education session. Sheffield University British Ecological Association. "Speciation and Ecology." Sheffield University Hybridization and the Nature of Species, "The Legacy of Charles Darwin" lecture series, Institute of Advanced Study, Durham University Symposium organizer and speaker. Evolution of Heliconius . International Biology of Butterflies Conference, Rome J Mallet CV 4 Invited symposium speaker: "Speciation and Natural Enemies," European Society for Systematic and Evolutionary Biology, Uppsala Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany Speciation symposium, Systematics Association Meeting, Edinburgh Plenary Speaker, 100 th Meeting of the DZG (German Zoological Society), Cologne, Germany Invited speaker: International Symposium on Phylogeography and Conservation, Luxembourg 2006 Conference on Biodiversity and Evolution, Mathematical Biology Institute, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park "Darwin and 20 th Century Science," Charles Darwin Trust, Seminar at Trinity College, Cambridge "Integrating Evolution, Development and Genomics," Center for Integrative Genomics, Integrative Biology and Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley "A Century of Evolution: Ernst Mayr 1904-2005." Linnean Society, London "Parasite species and speciation – tackling a host of problems." Linnean Society, London 2005 BBSRC Comparative Development (CODE) Initiative Workshop, Edinburgh "Evolution and Development of Colour Pattern," Society for the Study of Evolution, Fairbanks, Alaska Plenary speaker, “Bloodbath” Symposium, University of Stockholm, Sweden Plenary talk, Department of Biology Graduate Symposium, Univ. Amsterdam, Holland 2004 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Hull The Royal Institution, London, schools talk: Sex in butterflies "Evolution and Development in the Lepidoptera." International Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico Organizer Mimicry Symposium, International Congress of Entomology,
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Phylogenetic Relationships and Historical Biogeography of Tribes and Genera in the Subfamily Nymphalinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)
    Blackwell Science, LtdOxford, UKBIJBiological Journal of the Linnean Society 0024-4066The Linnean Society of London, 2005? 2005 862 227251 Original Article PHYLOGENY OF NYMPHALINAE N. WAHLBERG ET AL Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2005, 86, 227–251. With 5 figures . Phylogenetic relationships and historical biogeography of tribes and genera in the subfamily Nymphalinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) NIKLAS WAHLBERG1*, ANDREW V. Z. BROWER2 and SÖREN NYLIN1 1Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden 2Department of Zoology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331–2907, USA Received 10 January 2004; accepted for publication 12 November 2004 We infer for the first time the phylogenetic relationships of genera and tribes in the ecologically and evolutionarily well-studied subfamily Nymphalinae using DNA sequence data from three genes: 1450 bp of cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) (in the mitochondrial genome), 1077 bp of elongation factor 1-alpha (EF1-a) and 400–403 bp of wing- less (both in the nuclear genome). We explore the influence of each gene region on the support given to each node of the most parsimonious tree derived from a combined analysis of all three genes using Partitioned Bremer Support. We also explore the influence of assuming equal weights for all characters in the combined analysis by investigating the stability of clades to different transition/transversion weighting schemes. We find many strongly supported and stable clades in the Nymphalinae. We are also able to identify ‘rogue’
    [Show full text]
  • A Distributional Study of the Butterflies of the Sierra De Tuxtla in Veracruz, Mexico. Gary Noel Ross Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
    Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses Graduate School 1967 A Distributional Study of the Butterflies of the Sierra De Tuxtla in Veracruz, Mexico. Gary Noel Ross Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses Recommended Citation Ross, Gary Noel, "A Distributional Study of the Butterflies of the Sierra De Tuxtla in Veracruz, Mexico." (1967). LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 1315. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/1315 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. This dissertation has been microfilmed exactly as received 67-14,010 ROSS, Gary Noel, 1940- A DISTRIBUTIONAL STUDY OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE SIERRA DE TUXTLA IN VERACRUZ, MEXICO. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical CoUege, Ph.D., 1967 Entomology University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan A DISTRIBUTIONAL STUDY OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE SIERRA DE TUXTLA IN VERACRUZ, MEXICO A D issertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and A gricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Department of Entomology by Gary Noel Ross M.S., Louisiana State University, 196*+ May, 1967 FRONTISPIECE Section of the south wall of the crater of Volcan Santa Marta. May 1965, 5,100 feet. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Many persons have contributed to and assisted me in the prep­ aration of this dissertation and I wish to express my sincerest ap­ preciation to them all.
    [Show full text]
  • A Molecular Phylogeny of the Neotropical Butterfly Genus Anartia
    MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 26 (2003) 46–55 www.elsevier.com/locate/ympev A molecular phylogeny of the neotropical butterfly genus Anartia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) Michael J. Blum,a,b,* Eldredge Bermingham,b and Kanchon Dasmahapatrab,c a Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27705, USA b Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Naos Island Molecular Laboratories, Unit 0948, APO-AA 34002-0948, Panama, FL, USA c Department of Biology, Galton Laboratory, University College, 4 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HE, UK Received 2 August 2001; received in revised form 17 June 2002 Abstract While Anartia butterflies have served as model organisms for research on the genetics of speciation, no phylogeny has been published to describe interspecific relationships. Here, we present a molecular phylogenetic analysis of Anartia species relationships, using both mitochondrial and nuclear genes. Analyses of both data sets confirm earlier predictions of sister species pairings based primarily on genital morphology. Yet both the mitochondrial and nuclear gene phylogenies demonstrate that Anartia jatrophae is not sister to all other Anartia species, but rather that it is sister to the Anartia fatima–Anartia amathea lineage. Traditional bi- ogeographic explanations for speciation across the genus relied on A. jatrophae being sister to its congeners. These explanations invoked allopatric divergence of sister species pairs and multiple sympatric speciation events to explain why A. jatrophae flies alongside all its congeners. The molecular phylogenies are more consistent with lineage divergence due to vicariance, and range expansion of A. jatrophae to explain its sympatry with congeners. Further interpretations of the tree topologies also suggest how morphological evolution and eco-geographic adaptation may have set species range boundaries.
    [Show full text]
  • Download Article (PDF)
    ISSN 0375-1511 Rec. zool. Surv. India: 113(Part-2): 199-200,2013 Short Communication GYNAUTOCERA PAPILIONARIA GUERIN-MENEVILLE (LEPIDOPTERA: ZYGAENIDAE) - A NEW DISTRIBUTIONAL RECORDFROMJHARKHAND INTRODUCTION subfamily Zygaeninae is represented by 14 genera Family Zygaenidae comprises moths and 52 species and subspecies, Chalcosiinae, 26 commonly called Burnet Forestor moths, or genera and about 80 species and subspecies and the smoky moths. They are typically diurnal or other subfamilies, Paudinae and Himantopterinae crepuscular in wings with a slow fluttering flight. comprise 4 species under 3 genera and 4 species They have rather clubbed antennae and have and one genus respectively. metallic sheen with prominent spots of red or While studying the insect fauna of Dalma yellow. Lefroy and Howlett (1971) described the Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand during 2007-2009 a Batesian mimicry shown by some species of these single live moth specimen (fig.l & 2) was collected moths, and they also secrete their own toxin during the morning hours in the core area throughout all stages of their life-cycle rather than (Kongadhasa) of the sanctuary and was identified obtaining from host plants. into Gynautocera papilionaria Guerin-Meneville, Zygaenidae is one of the important family a rare moth belonging to the subfamily belonging to the order Lepidoptera (Heterocera), Chalcosiinae. The genus Gynautocera Guerin is widely distributed in tropical and in temperate represented by only one species known so far regions of the world. About 1000 species are from India. Literature study reveals that moths reported under the family worldwide, of which, from Jharkhand state were not reported as such more than 150 species and subspecies are known till date.
    [Show full text]
  • INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA) DE GUATEMALA CON UNA RESEÑA HISTÓRICA Towards a Synthesis of the Papilionoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from Guatemala with a Historical Sketch
    ZOOLOGÍA-TAXONOMÍA www.unal.edu.co/icn/publicaciones/caldasia.htm Caldasia 31(2):407-440. 2009 HACIA UNA SÍNTESIS DE LOS PAPILIONOIDEA (INSECTA: LEPIDOPTERA) DE GUATEMALA CON UNA RESEÑA HISTÓRICA Towards a synthesis of the Papilionoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from Guatemala with a historical sketch JOSÉ LUIS SALINAS-GUTIÉRREZ El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR). Unidad Chetumal. Av. Centenario km. 5.5, A. P. 424, C. P. 77900. Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México, México. [email protected] CLAUDIO MÉNDEZ Escuela de Biología, Universidad de San Carlos, Ciudad Universitaria, Campus Central USAC, Zona 12. Guatemala, Guatemala. [email protected] MERCEDES BARRIOS Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas (CECON), Universidad de San Carlos, Avenida La Reforma 0-53, Zona 10, Guatemala, Guatemala. [email protected] CARMEN POZO El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR). Unidad Chetumal. Av. Centenario km. 5.5, A. P. 424, C. P. 77900. Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México, México. [email protected] JORGE LLORENTE-BOUSQUETS Museo de Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM. Apartado Postal 70-399, México D.F. 04510; México. [email protected]. Autor responsable. RESUMEN La riqueza biológica de Mesoamérica es enorme. Dentro de esta gran área geográfi ca se encuentran algunos de los ecosistemas más diversos del planeta (selvas tropicales), así como varios de los principales centros de endemismo en el mundo (bosques nublados). Países como Guatemala, en esta gran área biogeográfi ca, tiene grandes zonas de bosque húmedo tropical y bosque mesófi lo, por esta razón es muy importante para analizar la diversidad en la región. Lamentablemente, la fauna de mariposas de Guatemala es poco conocida y por lo tanto, es necesario llevar a cabo un estudio y análisis de la composición y la diversidad de las mariposas (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) en Guatemala.
    [Show full text]
  • February 2013
    If this page does not display correctly, contact Karl Legler at [email protected] Badger ButterFlyer The e-Newsletter of the Southern Wisconsin Butterfly Association JANUARY/FEBRUARY, 2013 WEB SITE: http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabawba/ 1 NEXT SWBA MEETING: Tuesday, April 16 (mark your calendar!) Meet at 7:00 p.m. in Madison at the Warner Park Community Recreation Center, 1625 Northport Drive. Public Programs: 1) Landscaping for Butterflies and other Wildlife (Larry and Emily Scheunemann) In this 30 minute program we will learn about the landscaping of 18 acres of Conservation Reserve Program land (CRP), restored prairie and the creation of a Monarch Waystation. (Tagged Monarchs were recovered in Mexico!) Relax and enjoy pictures of flowers and butterflies as we look forward to another season of both! 2) Dragonflies of Wisconsin: (Karl Legler) A 30 minute program. The 116 Dragonflies of Wisconsin are immensely appealing with their gigantic eyes, intricately veined wings, beautifully colorful bodies, the high-speed flight of an acrobatic aerialist, an insatiable appetite for other flying insects, and a truly fascinating sex life! We will highlight some of the most interesting species in the state. 3) Photo Show and Tell Eastern Amberwing Share some of your favorite butterfly, caterpillar, moth, or dragonfly photos and enjoy the photos of others. You are welcome IN THIS ISSUE: to briefly comment about the subject of your photos. Please 1. NEXT SWBA MEETING email up to 8 digital photos (as file attachments) to Mike Reese at ON TUESDAY, APRIL 16. 2. FIELD TRIPS IN 2013. [email protected] Otherwise, you can bring 3.
    [Show full text]
  • The Speciation History of Heliconius: Inferences from Multilocus DNA Sequence Data
    The speciation history of Heliconius: inferences from multilocus DNA sequence data by Margarita Sofia Beltrán A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of the University of London September 2004 Department of Biology University College London 1 Abstract Heliconius butterflies, which contain many intermediate stages between local varieties, geographic races, and sympatric species, provide an excellent biological model to study evolution at the species boundary. Heliconius butterflies are warningly coloured and mimetic, and it has been shown that these traits can act as a form of reproductive isolation. I present a species-level phylogeny for this group based on 3834bp of mtDNA (COI, COII, 16S) and nuclear loci (Ef1α, dpp, ap, wg). Using these data I test the geographic mode of speciation in Heliconius and whether mimicry could drive speciation. I found little evidence for allopatric speciation. There are frequent shifts in colour pattern within and between sister species which have a positive and significant correlation with species diversity; this suggests that speciation is facilitated by the evolution of novel mimetic patterns. My data is also consistent with the idea that two major innovations in Heliconius, adult pollen feeding and pupal-mating, each evolved only once. By comparing gene genealogies from mtDNA and introns from nuclear Tpi and Mpi genes, I investigate recent speciation in two sister species pairs, H. erato/H. himera and H. melpomene/H. cydno. There is highly significant discordance between genealogies of the three loci, which suggests recent speciation with ongoing gene flow. Finally, I explore the phylogenetic relationships between races of H. melpomene using an AFLP band tightly linked to the Yb colour pattern locus (which determines the yellow bar in the hindwing).
    [Show full text]
  • Life History and Biology of Forbestra Olivencia (Bates, 1862) (Nymphalidae, Ithomiinae)
    VOLUME 60, NUMBER 4 203 Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 60(4), 2006, 203–210 LIFE HISTORY AND BIOLOGY OF FORBESTRA OLIVENCIA (BATES, 1862) (NYMPHALIDAE, ITHOMIINAE) RYAN I. HILL 3060 Valley Life Sciences Building, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 email: [email protected] ABSTRACT. Forbestra is the only mechanitine genus lacking a thorough life history description and little is known of its biology. Accord- ingly I describe the immature stages including first instar chaetotaxy, and provide observations on the biology of Forbestra olivencia from Garza Cocha in eastern Ecuador. Morphological characters from the early stages of Forbestra olivencia are identified that are unique to Forbestra and support the close relationship of Forbestra and Mechanitis. Forbestra olivencia was a moderately common butterfly at Garza Cocha during the sample period, far outnumbering other sympatric Forbestra. Ecological observations demonstrate similarities between F. olivencia and Mechanitis, but suggest F. olivencia is more restricted to shaded microhabitats. Additional key words: Mechanitini, Mechanitis, chaetotaxy INTRODUCTION MATERIALS AND METHODS Ithomiine butterflies have played an important role in Observations were made intermittently between the development of mimicry theory, having been the 2000-2005 at Garza Cocha (S 00°29.87', W 76°22.45'), original models of imitation described by Bates (1862). Provincia Sucumbios, Ecuador. Early stages were In that paper Henry Bates described Mechanitis reared in plastic cups and plastic bags under ambient olivencia based on wing color pattern differences being conditions (22-30° C, 70-100% relative humidity) in a consistently different from other sympatric Mechanitis wood building with screen windows.
    [Show full text]
  • Front Matter
    Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-88318-4 - Speciation and Patterns of Diversity Edited by Roger K. Butlin, Jon R. Bridle and Dolph Schluter Frontmatter More information Speciation and Patterns of Diversity Bringing together the viewpoints of leading ecologists concerned with the processes that generate patterns of diversity, and evolutionary biologists who focus on mechanisms of speciation, this book opens up discussion in order to broaden understanding of how speciation affects patterns of biological diversity, especially the uneven distribution of diversity across time, space and taxa studied by macroecologists. The contributors discuss questions such as: Are species equivalent units, providing meaningful measures of diversity? To what extent do mechanisms of speciation affect the functional nature and distribution of species diversity? How can speciation rates be measured using molecular phylogenies or data from the fossil record? What are the factors that explain variation in rates? Written for graduate students and academic researchers, the book promotes a more complete understanding of the interaction between mechanisms and rates of speciation and these patterns in biological diversity. R OGER B UTLIN is Professor of Evolutionary Biology, Animal and Plant Sciences, at the University of Sheffield. He has held a prestigious Royal Society Research Fellowship at the University of Cardiff and his work has been recognized by honorary fellowships at the Natural History Museum, Zoological Society of London, and Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. J ON B RIDLE is Lecturer in Biology, in the School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol. Since completing his PhD in Evolutionary Genetics in 1998, he has conducted research in quantitative genetics and evolutionary biology at University College London, University of Cardiff, Universidad Auto´ noma de Madrid, and the Institute of Zoology, London.
    [Show full text]
  • Aerodynamic and Aposematic Functions of Butterfly Wing Motion Robert B
    PROCEEDINGS OF ' Proc. R. Soc. B (2007) 274, 913-917 THE ROYAL doi:10.1098/rspb.2006.0261 SOCIETY Published online 30 January 2007 Evolution of the wave: aerodynamic and aposematic functions of butterfly wing motion Robert B. Srygley1'2'* 1 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 0843-03092, Balboa, Republic of Panama Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK Many unpalatable butterfly species use coloration to signal their distastefulness to birds, but motion cues may also be crucial to ward off predatory attacks. In previous research, captive passion-vine butterflies Heliconius mimetic in colour pattern were also mimetic in motion. Here, I investigate whether wing motion changes with the flight demands of different behaviours. If birds select for wing motion as a warning signal, aposematic butterflies should maintain wing motion independently of behavioural context. Members of one mimicry group {Heliconius cydno and Heliconius sapho) beat their wings more slowly and their wing strokes were more asymmetric than their sister-species {Heliconius melpomene and Heliconius erato, respectively), which were members of another mimicry group having a quick and steady wing motion. Within mimicry groups, wing beat frequency declined as its role in generating lift also declined in different behavioural contexts. In contrast, asymmetry of the stroke was not associated with wing beat frequency or behavioural context—strong indication that birds process and store the Fourier motion energy of butterfly wings. Although direct evidence that birds respond to subtle differences in butterfly wing motion is lacking, birds appear to generalize a motion pattern as much as they encounter members of a mimicry group in different behavioural contexts.
    [Show full text]
  • Panama's Brilliant Butterflies December 3-15, 2017
    Panama's Brilliant Butterflies December 3-15, 2017 Guides: Faustino "Tino" Sanchez Daily Itinerary : Linda Harrison Day 1 - December 3rd; Arrival, Canopy Lodge gardens Day 2 - December 4th; Cara Iguana am & Las Mozas pm Day 3 - December 5th; Las Minas/Cara Iguana am & Finca Macarena/Las Minas pm TOTAL SPECIES: 301 (including 5?) Day 4 - December 6th; Altos del Maria & Canopy Lodge gardens Day 5 - December 7th; Canopy Lodge am & Canopy Tower/Semaphore Hill pm Main Tour: 235 Day 6 - December 8th; Ammo Ponds & Pipeline Road Day 7 - December 9th; Metropolitan Park, Canopy Tower & Summit Ponds Camp: 144 Day 8 - December 10th; Canopy Tower Canopy Camp Extension : Blue=species added Main Tour: 6 Day 8 - December 10th; Bayano Lake, Torti & Canopy Camp grounds Orange=species added Camp Tour: 4 Day 9 - December 11th; Canopy Camp am & Pan American Hwy. pm Day 10 - December 12th; El Salto Road am & Pan American Hwy. pm Day 11 - December 13th; El Salto Road am & Lagos Blancas pm There are a few trip photos at end! Day 12 - December 14th; Aligondi am & Sansom pm Day 13 - December 15th; San Francisco Reserve am 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th PAPILIONIDAE SWALLOWTAILS Papilioninae Swallowtails & Cattlehearts Neographium agesilaus Short-lined Kite-Swallowtail X Battus polydamas Polydamas Swallowtail X Battus ingenuus Dyar's Swallowtail X Parides childrenae childrenae Green-celled Cattleheart X X X X X X Parides sesostris tarquinius Emerald-patched Cattleheart X X X XCC X X Heraclides anchisiades Ruby-spotted Swallowtail X Heraclides
    [Show full text]
  • Molecular Phylogenetics of the Neotropical Butterfly Subtribe Oleriina
    Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55 (2010) 1032–1041 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ympev Molecular phylogenetics of the neotropical butterfly subtribe Oleriina (Nymphalidae: Danainae: Ithomiini) Donna Lisa de-Silva a,*, Julia J. Day a, Marianne Elias b,c, Keith Willmott d, Alaine Whinnett a, James Mallet a a Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, Wolfson House, 4 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2HE, UK b Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Buckhurst Road, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7PY, UK c CNRS, UMR 7205, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, 45 Rue Buffon, CP50, 75005 Paris, France d McGuire Center for Lepidoptera, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, P.O. Box 112710, Gainesville, FL 32611-2710, USA article info abstract Article history: The Oleriina is one of the most speciose subtribes of the neotropical nymphalid butterfly tribe Ithomiini. Received 9 September 2009 They are widely distributed across the Andes and Amazonian lowlands and like other ithomiines they are Revised 22 December 2009 involved in complex mimicry rings. This subtribe is of particular interest because it contains the most Accepted 9 January 2010 diverse ithomiine genus, Oleria, as well as two genera, Megoleria and Hyposcada, that feed on hostplants Available online 15 January 2010 not utilized elsewhere in the tribe. Here we present the first comprehensive species-level phylogeny for the Oleriina, representing 83% of recognised species in the group, and based on 6698 bp from eight mito- Keywords: chondrial (mt) and nuclear (nc) genes. Topologies are largely congruent for ncDNA and the concatenated Lepidoptera dataset and the genera Oleria, Hyposcada and Megoleria are recovered and well-supported, although Speciation Phylogeny strongly discordant genealogy between mtDNA and ncDNA suggest possible introgression among Hypos- Hybridization cada and Megoleria.
    [Show full text]