Mimetic systems allow us to address the question of whether the same genes control similar
phenotypes in different species. Although widespread parallels have been found for major …

We studied whether similar developmental genetic mechanisms are involved in both
convergent and divergent evolution. Mimetic insects are known for their diversity of patterns …

Mimicry has had a significant historical influence as a tractable system for studying
adaptation and is known to play a role in speciation. Here, we discuss recent theoretical …

The comimetic Heliconius butterfly species pair, H. erato and H. melpomene, appear to use
a conserved Mendelian switch locus to generate their matching red wing patterns. Here we …

Understanding the genetic architecture of adaptive traits has been at the centre of modern
evolutionary biology since Fisher; however, evaluating how the genetic architecture of …

The mimetic butterflies Heliconius erato and Heliconius melpomene have undergone
parallel radiations to form a near-identical patchwork of over 20 different wing-pattern races …

Structural colours, produced by the reflection of light from ultrastructures, have evolved
multiple times in butterflies. Unlike pigmentary colours and patterns, little is known about the …

Theory predicts strong stabilizing selection on warning patterns within species and
convergent evolution among species in Müllerian mimicry systems yet Heliconius butterflies …

Wing pattern evolution in Heliconius butterflies provides some of the most striking examples
of adaptation by natural selection. The genes controlling pattern variation are classic …

Wing-pattern mimicry in butterflies has provided an important example of adaptation since
Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace proposed evolution by natural selection> 150 …