Afternoon sessions
Genomic basis of adaptations
Organized by
Patrícia Beldade and Chris Wheat
Phenotypic diversity (inter-species) and variation (intra-specific) in butterflies include many compelling examples of adaptive evolution, such as wing patterns, color vision, male sex pheromone and dispersal. The recent explosion of genomic resources and analytical tools in this group of species has enabled a detailed dissection of the genetic basis of variation and diversity in adaptive traits. This section will host some examples of this work.
Oral presentations
Only presenting author shown
13:30-14:10 Keynote presentation
When adaptation brings its load: speciation vs. polymorphism in a butterfly genome
Mathieu Joron
14:10-14:30
Maternal regulation of early embryogenesis in the Speckled Wood butterfly, Pararge aegeria
Casper Breuker
14:30-14:50
Pieris napi genomics: how to generate a high quality genome in less than one year and its use in studying the evolutionary dynamics of host plant detoxification.
Jason Hill
15:20-15:40
The fitness effects of phenotypic and genomic plasticity across life-stages
Juan Galarza
15:40-16:00
Transcriptomics of olfactory communication mediated by sex pheromones in Bicyclus anynana
Caroline Nieberding
16:00-16:20
Genetic variation in diapause-related genes in Pararge aegeria
Peter Pruisscher
16:20-16:40
Multiple origins of industrial melanism in the peppered moth
Ilik Saccheri
17:00-17:20
Effects of predictable and unpredictable juvenile conditions on adult life history: an RNA seq analysis in a butterfly
Vicencio Oostra
17:20-17:40
The pheromone biosynthesis activating neuropeptide (PBAN): a conserved molecular mechanism for regulating sex pheromone production across Lepidoptera?
Alok Arun
17:40-18:00
Evolution of dominance in a polymorphic butterfly involved in Müllerian mimicry
Violaine Llaurens