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A butterfly hybrid species evolves in the Amazon
- Wang, Z. 17 April 2024. Scientists just found an evolutionary holy grail. (Hallado un ejemplo de fusión de especies, el santo grial de la evolución). National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/oldest-hybrid-butterfly-species and https://www.nationalgeographic.es/animales/2024/04/heliconius-elevatus-prueba-fusion-especies-santo-grial-evolucion-mariposa-amazonas
- Herzberg, N. 21 April. 2024. Ce papillon amazonien, hybride depuis 200 000 ans. Le Monde. https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2024/04/21/ce-papillon-amazonien-hybride-depuis-200-000-ans_6229047_1650684.html?random=1153002009
- Frayer, M.E., & Coughlan, J.M. 17 April 2024. Surprise hybrid origins of a butterfly species. Nature 628:723-724. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00858-3
- Cummings, S. 17 April 2024. Striking Amazonian butterfly is result of ancient hybrid event. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.zmsybb3
- Simon, C. 17 April 2024. Amazon butterfly evolved from hybrids. Harvard Gazette. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/04/amazon-butterfly-evolved-from-hybrids-heliconius-species-evolution/
- ANSAit. 18 April 2024. La 'farfalla amazzonica è prodotto di ibridi'. Una rarità che può diventare comune con i cambiamenti climatici. https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/mondo/americalatina/2024/04/18/la-farfalla-amazzonica-e-prodotto-di-ibridi_8ffcc858-fb9e-4673-8ce4-59eecd2dbb55.html
- Lopes, Reinaldo José. 20 April 2024. Namoro entre espécies de borboletas faz outra surgir na Amazônia. https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/colunas/reinaldojoselopes/2024/04/namoro-entre-especies-de-borboletas-faz-outra-surgir-na-amazonia.shtml
- Universidad del Rosario. 18 April 2024. El origen híbrido de Heliconius elevatus: una forma alternativa de cómo se forman las especies. https://urosario.edu.co/periodico-nova-et-vetera/medio-ambiente/el-origen-hibrido-de-heliconius-elevatus-una-forma-alternativa-de-como-se-forman-las-especies
- University of York. 18 April 2024. New butterfly species created 200,000 years ago by two species interbreeding. https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2024/research/new-butterfly-hybrid-species/
Gene flow deep in the Heliconius species tree
- Loren Rieseberg: Mapping footprints of past genetic exchange. Science magazine, 1 November 2019
- Todd Hollingshead: Analysis of butterfly genomes reveals answers to complex evolutionary history questions. Brigham Young University News, 31 October 2019 and phys.org on 6 November 2019
- Paul Frandsen: Butterfly genomes show surprising evolutionary history. YouTube Video, 31 October 2019
- Peter Reuell: A clue to biodiversity? Harvard Gazette, 31 October 2019
- Ian Connellan: Species v hybrid. More fuel for the debate. Cosmos magazine, 1 November 2019
- Bennett McIntosh: Speciation is more complicated than Darwin could have imagined. Harvard Magazine, 31 October 2019
- Katarina Zimmer: Gene regulation gives butterflies their stunning looks. The Scientist, 14 November 2019
- Ewen Callaway: Every butterfly in the United States and Canada now has a genome sequence. Nature 575, 427-428, 19 November 2019
Our work was also argued to be in support of creationist theories of biodiversity...
- Darwinism is dead and the butterflies did it. Uncommon Descent, 1 November 2019
Species and hybrids
- Boston Museum of Science, Perspectives: Are species real? Explore speciation with The Caterpillar Lab’s Sam Jaffe, biographer Anthony Crawforth, and geneticist James Mallet; Interview by Jonathan Fanning, November 2017.
- Shaking up the Tree of Life. Species were once thought to keep to themselves... Liz Pennisi in Science 18 November 2016
- Climate change is causing some mixed-up wildlife. Audubon Magazine, November 2013
- [File drawers: biologists struggle with the term "species"]. Deutchlandfunk Radio Interview, 9 August 2013
- Interspecies sex: evolution's hidden secret? National Geographic News, 14 March 2007
Melanic ("carbonaria") and non-melanic ("typica") forms of the peppered moth, Biston betularia, in Kent, England.
Heliconius genome sequenced
- Butterfly sequencing finds adaptive features stemming from hybrid sequence swaps. GenomeWeb, 16 May 2012
- Gene flow makes for copycat color patterns. Science Magazine, 18 May 2012
- Vivid details. Research on butterflies reveals genetic sharing. Harvard Gazette, 17 May 2012
- Some butterflies get unique wing patterns by crossbreeding. LA Times, 17 May 2012
- Las mariposas que comparten colores para sobrevivir. BBC Mundo, 18 May 2012
- La promiscuidad de las mariposas mejora su supervivencia. Servicio de Información y Noticias Científicas (SINC), 16 May 2012
- Mimicry in nature. New York Times, 12 March 2013 New York Times, 12 March 2013
Cover of Science, Nov. 1, 2019, featuring our paper on genomic evidence for gene flow among species.
Hybrid speciation in the Amazon
The peppered moth revisited
- Discovery of peppered moth and Heliconius colour switch gene. BBC World Service, 1 June 2016
- Mighty moth man. The Scientist, 1 May 2012
- Classic sooty-moth tale bolstered by new results. Science News, 8 February 2012
- The peppered moth story is solid. Why Evolution Is True, February 2012
- Selective bird predation on the peppered moth: the last experiment of Michael Majerus. Panda's Thumb, 8 February 2012
- The peppered moth: a black-and-white story after all. Talk Reason, 9 December 2003
Heliconius melpomene, the "postman butterfly" from Eastern Panama.