Marcus R.KronforstMarcus R. Kronforst41.78927490000000-87.601250000000001048Kronforst, Marcus R.adaptationspeciationevolutionary genomicspopulation geneticsWe study adaptation and speciation, with a special focus on the genetic basis of wing pattern mimicry in butterflies. Other topics of study in the lab include mate preference evolution in butterflies, monarch butterfly migration, and poison dart frog color patterning. Our work is highly integrative, spanning genomics, population genetics, molecular and developmental biology, animal behavior, and field work.Professorplugins:FeaturedVideosFeatured Videosprns:awardConferredByaward conferred byprns:coAuthorOfcoauthor ofprns:emailEncryptedemail addressprns:endDateend dateprns:fullNamefull nameprns:hasAuthorListauthor listprns:hasNetworkhas networkprns:hasPublicationVenuepublished inprns:informationResourceReferenceinformation resource referenceprns:isPrimaryPositionis primary positionprns:latitudelatitudeprns:longitudelongitudeprns:mainImagephotoprns:maxWeightmaximum weightprns:medlineTAjournal title abbreviationprns:meshDescriptorUIMeSH DescriptorUIprns:meshSemanticGroupNameMeSH semantic group nameprns:minWeightminimum weightprns:numberOfAuthorsnumber of authorsprns:numberOfConnectionsnumber of connectionsprns:numberOfPublicationsnumber of publicationsprns:personIdPerson IDprns:personInPrimaryPositionperson in primary positionprns:physicalNeighborOfphysical neighborprns:pluginSearchableDataProfilesRNS Plugin Searchable Dataprns:positionInDepartmentposition in departmentprns:predicateNodepredicate nodeprns:publicationDatepublication dateprns:similarTosimilar toprns:sortOrdersort orderprns:startDatestart dateprns:trainingAtOrganizationeducational organizationprns:trainingLocationtraining locationprns:uniquenessWeightuniqueness weightprns:yearyearAcademic ArticleArticleDocumentbibo:pmidPubMed IdentifierAddressvivo:addressCitycityvivo:addressPostalCodepostal codevivo:addressStatestate or provincevivo:authorInAuthorshipselected publicationsvivo:authorRankauthor rank in publicationAuthorshipvivo:awardOrHonorawards and honorsAward or Honor Receiptvivo:degreeEarneddegree earnedDepartmentvivo:educationalTrainingeducation and trainingEducational Trainingvivo:freetextKeywordkeywordsvivo:hasResearchArearesearch areasvivo:hrJobTitleHR job titleInformation Resourcevivo:linkAnchorTextlink anchor textvivo:linkedAuthorlinked authorvivo:linkedInformationResourcelinked information resourcevivo:mailingAddressmailing addressvivo:majorFieldmajor field of degreevivo:overviewoverviewvivo:personInPositionpositionsPositionvivo:positionInOrganizationposition in organizationvivo:preferredTitlepreferred titleURLLinkvivo:webpagewebpagerdf:predicatepredicaterdf:typetyperdfs:labellabelConceptAgentfoaf:firstNamefirst namefoaf:lastNamelast nameOrganizationPersonD002080Living Beings11870.86649ButterfliesField MuseumCorrieMoreauCorrie S. Moreau41.7886000000000041.788600000000003468Moreau, CorrieLecturerEcology and EvolutionOrganismal Biology and AnatomyAuthorship 1089995Authorship 10900012Authorship 1090013Authorship 1090026Authorship 1090031Authorship 1090046Authorship 1090055Authorship 10900610Authorship 10900721998University of MiamiMiami, FloridaUniversity of Miami, BiologyB.S.Biology2004University of TexasAustin, TexasUniversity of Texas, Ecology, Evolution & BehaviorPh.D.Ecology, Evolution & Behavior2007University of TexasAustin, TexasUniversity of Texas, Evolutionary Biologypost-docEvolutionary Biology2012Harvard UniversityCambridge, MassachusettsHarvard University, Systems BiologyBauer FellowSystems BiologyUniversity of Miami1997Phi Beta Kappa Honor SocietyUniversity of Miami1998Summa cum laude2002NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement GrantHarvard University20122007Bauer Fellows ProgramUniversity of Chicago20172012Neubauer Family Endowed Assistant ProfessorshipUniversity of Chicago2015NSF CAREER AwardUniversity of Chicago20202015Pew Biomedical ScholarUniversity of Chicago2016Biological Sciences Division Distinguished Investigator Award29607024Rossato DO, Boligon D, Fornel R, Kronforst MR, Gonçalves GL, Moreira GRPEcology and evolutionSubtle variation in size and shape of the whole forewing and the red band among co-mimics revealed by geometric morphometric analysis in Heliconius butterflies. Ecol Evol. 2018 03; 8(6):3280-3295.Ecol Evol2018-02-19T00:00:002018Subtle variation in size and shape of the whole forewing and the red band among co-mimics revealed by geometric morphometric analysis in Heliconius butterflies.29116078Zhang W, Westerman E, Nitzany E, Palmer S, Kronforst MRNature communicationsTracing the origin and evolution of supergene mimicry in butterflies. Nat Commun. 2017 11 07; 8(1):1269.Nat Commun2017-11-07T00:00:002017Tracing the origin and evolution of supergene mimicry in butterflies.28923954Mazo-Vargas A, Concha C, Livraghi L, Massardo D, Wallbank RWR, Zhang L, Papador JD, Martinez-Najera D, Jiggins CD, Kronforst MR, Breuker CJ, Reed RD, Patel NH, McMillan WO, Martin AProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaMacroevolutionary shifts of WntA function potentiate butterfly wing-pattern diversity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 10 03; 114(40):10701-10706.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A2017-09-18T00:00:002017Macroevolutionary shifts of WntA function potentiate butterfly wing-pattern diversity.28861239Southcott L, Kronforst MREcology and evolutionA neutral view of the evolving genomic architecture of speciation. Ecol Evol. 2017 08; 7(16):6358-6366.Ecol Evol2017-07-06T00:00:002017A neutral view of the evolving genomic architecture of speciation.29795050Schilling MP, Mullen SP, Kronforst M, Safran RJ, Nosil P, Feder JL, Gompert Z, Flaxman SMGenesTransitions from Single- to Multi-Locus Processes during Speciation with Gene Flow. Genes (Basel). 2018 May 24; 9(6).Genes (Basel)2018-05-24T00:00:002018Transitions from Single- to Multi-Locus Processes during Speciation with Gene Flow.29618547Finkbeiner SD, Salazar PA, Nogales S, Rush CE, Briscoe AD, Hill RI, Kronforst MR, Willmott KR, Mullen SPProceedings. Biological sciencesFrequency dependence shapes the adaptive landscape of imperfect Batesian mimicry. Proc Biol Sci. 2018 04 11; 285(1876).Proc Biol Sci2018-04-11T00:00:002018Frequency dependence shapes the adaptive landscape of imperfect Batesian mimicry.30151179Palmer DH, Tan YQ, Finkbeiner SD, Briscoe AD, Monteiro A, Kronforst MREcology and evolutionExperimental field tests of Batesian mimicry in the swallowtail butterfly Papilio polytes. Ecol Evol. 2018 Aug; 8(15):7657-7666.Ecol Evol2018-07-12T00:00:002018Experimental field tests of Batesian mimicry in the swallowtail butterfly Papilio polytes.30076351Nallu S, Hill JA, Don K, Sahagun C, Zhang W, Meslin C, Snell-Rood E, Clark NL, Morehouse NI, Bergelson J, Wheat CW, Kronforst MRNature ecology & evolutionThe molecular genetic basis of herbivory between butterflies and their host plants. Nat Ecol Evol. 2018 09; 2(9):1418-1427.Nat Ecol Evol2018-08-03T00:00:002018The molecular genetic basis of herbivory between butterflies and their host plants.29471021Westerman EL, Letchinger R, Tenger-Trolander A, Massardo D, Palmer D, Kronforst MRBehavioural processesDoes male preference play a role in maintaining female limited polymorphism in a Batesian mimetic butterfly? Behav Processes. 2018 May; 150:47-58.Behav Processes2018-02-19T00:00:002018Does male preference play a role in maintaining female limited polymorphism in a Batesian mimetic butterfly?Authorship 11092214Authorship 1199421230517748Rogers RL, Zhou L, Chu C, Márquez R, Corl A, Linderoth T, Freeborn L, MacManes MD, Xiong Z, Zheng J, Guo C, Xun X, Kronforst MR, Summers K, Wu Y, Yang H, Richards-Zawacki CL, Zhang G, Nielsen RMolecular biology and evolutionGenomic Takeover by Transposable Elements in the Strawberry Poison Frog. Mol Biol Evol. 2018 12 01; 35(12):2913-2927.Mol Biol Evol2018-12-01T00:00:002018Genomic Takeover by Transposable Elements in the Strawberry Poison Frog.30415702Westerman EL, VanKuren NW, Massardo D, Tenger-Trolander A, Zhang W, Hill RI, Perry M, Bayala E, Barr K, Chamberlain N, Douglas TE, Buerkle N, Palmer SE, Kronforst MRCurrent biology : CBAristaless Controls Butterfly Wing Color Variation Used in Mimicry and Mate Choice. Curr Biol. 2018 11 05; 28(21):3469-3474.e4.Curr Biol2018-10-25T00:00:002018Aristaless Controls Butterfly Wing Color Variation Used in Mimicry and Mate Choice.Authorship 125442Authorship 125444Authorship 125445Authorship 125446Authorship 125447Authorship 125448Kronforst, MRMol Ecol NotesPrimers for the amplification of nuclear introns in Heliconius butterflies. Mol Ecol Notes. 2004; 5(1):158-162.2004-12-13T00:00:002004Primers for the amplification of nuclear introns in Heliconius butterfliesMassardo D, Rosatto PA, Vargas HA, Kronforst MR, Moreira GRPConserv. Genet. Resour.Development of a microsatellite library for the passion flower butterfly Dione moneta Hübner (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae). Conserv. Genet. Resour. 2012; 4(3):719-724.2012-03-13T00:00:002012Development of a microsatellite library for the passion flower butterfly Dione moneta Hübner (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae)Barão KR, Gonçalves GL, Mielke OHH, Kronforst MR, Moreira GRPZool J Linnean SocSpecies boundaries in Philaethria butterflies: an integrative taxonomic analysis based on genitalia ultrastructure, wing geometric morphometrics, DNA sequences, and amplified fragment length polymorphisms. Zool J Linnean Soc. 2014; 170(4):690-709.2014-02-25T00:00:002014Species boundaries in Philaethria butterflies: an integrative taxonomic analysis based on genitalia ultrastructure, wing geometric morphometrics, DNA sequences, and amplified fragment length polymorphismsPierce AA, Altizer S, Chamberlain NL, Kronforst MR, de Roode JCUnraveling the mysteries of monarch migration and global dispersal through molecular genetic techniques. In: Monarchs in a Changing World: Biology and Conservation of an Iconic Insect. Cornell University Press. 2015.2015-01-01T00:00:002015Unraveling the mysteries of monarch migration and global dispersal through molecular genetic techniques. In: Monarchs in a Changing World: Biology and Conservation of an Iconic Insect. Cornell University PressHeliconius Genome ConsortiumNatureButterfly genome reveals promiscuous exchange of mimicry adaptations among species. Nature. 2012; 487(7405):94-8.2012-05-16T00:00:002012Butterfly genome reveals promiscuous exchange of mimicry adaptations among speciesSouthcott L, Kronforst MREthologyFemale mate choice is a reproductive isolating barrier in Heliconius butterflies. Ethology. 2018; 124(12):862-869.2018-11-14T00:00:002018Female mate choice is a reproductive isolating barrier in Heliconius butterfliesAuthorship 128928Hill RI, Ganeshan M, Wourms L, Kronforst MR, Mullen SP, Savage WKDiversityEffectiveness of DNA barcoding in Speyeria butterflies at small geographic scales. Diversity. 2018; 10:130.2018-01-01T00:00:002018Effectiveness of DNA barcoding in Speyeria butterflies at small geographic scalesAuthorship 129198231024190Southcott L, Kronforst MREthology : formerly Zeitschrift fur TierpsychologieFemale mate choice is a reproductive isolating barrier in Heliconius butterflies. Ethology. 2018 Dec; 124(12):862-869.Ethology2018-11-14T00:00:002018Female mate choice is a reproductive isolating barrier in Heliconius butterflies.Authorship 190251Authorship 130478431235586Tenger-Trolander A, Lu W, Noyes M, Kronforst MRProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaContemporary loss of migration in monarch butterflies. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 07 16; 116(29):14671-14676.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A2019-06-24T00:00:002019Contemporary loss of migration in monarch butterflies.Authorship 131823231338928Green DA, Kronforst MRMolecular ecologyMonarch butterflies use an environmentally sensitive, internal timer to control overwintering dynamics. Mol Ecol. 2019 08; 28(16):3642-3655.Mol Ecol2019-09-08T00:00:002019Monarch butterflies use an environmentally sensitive, internal timer to control overwintering dynamics.Authorship 293651Authorship 1328647Authorship 132816431504750VanKuren NW, Massardo D, Nallu S, Kronforst MRMolecular biology and evolutionButterfly Mimicry Polymorphisms Highlight Phylogenetic Limits of Gene Reuse in the Evolution of Diverse Adaptations. Mol Biol Evol. 2019 12 01; 36(12):2842-2853.Mol Biol Evol2019-12-01T00:00:002019Butterfly Mimicry Polymorphisms Highlight Phylogenetic Limits of Gene Reuse in the Evolution of Diverse Adaptations.31518398Zhang W, Leon-Ricardo BX, van Schooten B, Van Belleghem SM, Counterman BA, McMillan WO, Kronforst MR, Papa RGenome biology and evolutionComparative Transcriptomics Provides Insights into Reticulate and Adaptive Evolution of a Butterfly Radiation. Genome Biol Evol. 2019 10 01; 11(10):2963-2975.Genome Biol Evol2019-10-01T00:00:002019Comparative Transcriptomics Provides Insights into Reticulate and Adaptive Evolution of a Butterfly Radiation.Authorship 301681Authorship 1338361631672890Edelman NB, Frandsen PB, Miyagi M, Clavijo B, Davey J, Dikow RB, García-Accinelli G, Van Belleghem SM, Patterson N, Neafsey DE, Challis R, Kumar S, Moreira GRP, Salazar C, Chouteau M, Counterman BA, Papa R, Blaxter M, Reed RD, Dasmahapatra KK, Kronforst M, Joron M, Jiggins CD, McMillan WO, Di Palma F, Blumberg AJ, Wakeley J, Jaffe D, Mallet JScience (New York, N.Y.)Genomic architecture and introgression shape a butterfly radiation. Science. 2019 11 01; 366(6465):594-599.Science2019-11-01T00:00:002019Genomic architecture and introgression shape a butterfly radiation.Authorship 306841Authorship 438885Authorship 312041Authorship 4044816Authorship 317321Authorship 447554Authorship 436742Authorship 337351Authorship 461847Authorship 135067231900419Palmer DH, Kronforst MRNature communicationsA shared genetic basis of mimicry across swallowtail butterflies points to ancestral co-option of doublesex. Nat Commun. 2020 01 03; 11(1):6.Nat Commun2020-01-03T00:00:002020A shared genetic basis of mimicry across swallowtail butterflies points to ancestral co-option of doublesex.Authorship 346431Authorship 373412Authorship 1352731031930401Mullen SP, VanKuren NW, Zhang W, Nallu S, Kristiansen EB, Wuyun Q, Liu K, Hill RI, Briscoe AD, Kronforst MRMolecular biology and evolutionDisentangling Population History and Character Evolution among Hybridizing Lineages. Mol Biol Evol. 2020 05 01; 37(5):1295-1305.Mol Biol Evol2020-05-01T00:00:002020Disentangling Population History and Character Evolution among Hybridizing Lineages.Authorship 489998Authorship 347481Authorship 349813Authorship 4681310Authorship 409747Authorship 484151Authorship 450082Authorship 456659Authorship 138372732542770Talla V, Pierce AA, Adams KL, de Man TJB, Nallu S, Villablanca FX, Kronforst MR, de Roode JCMolecular ecologyGenomic evidence for gene flow between monarchs with divergent migratory phenotypes and flight performance. Mol Ecol. 2020 07; 29(14):2567-2582.Mol Ecol2020-07-11T00:00:002020Genomic evidence for gene flow between monarchs with divergent migratory phenotypes and flight performance.Authorship 488221Authorship 138847532620168Massardo D, VanKuren NW, Nallu S, Ramos RR, Ribeiro PG, Silva-Brandão KL, Brandão MM, Lion MB, Freitas AVL, Cardoso MZ, Kronforst MRBMC biologyThe roles of hybridization and habitat fragmentation in the evolution of Brazil's enigmatic longwing butterflies, Heliconius nattereri and H. hermathena. BMC Biol. 2020 07 03; 18(1):84.BMC Biol2020-07-03T00:00:002020The roles of hybridization and habitat fragmentation in the evolution of Brazil's enigmatic longwing butterflies, Heliconius nattereri and H. hermathena.Authorship 139803232752991Tenger-Trolander A, Kronforst MRProceedings. Biological sciencesMigration behaviour of commercial monarchs reared outdoors and wild-derived monarchs reared indoors. Proc Biol Sci. 2020 08 12; 287(1932):20201326.Proc Biol Sci2020-08-05T00:00:002020Migration behaviour of commercial monarchs reared outdoors and wild-derived monarchs reared indoors.Authorship 140187332814358Márquez R, Linderoth TP, Mejía-Vargas D, Nielsen R, Amézquita A, Kronforst MRMolecular ecologyDivergence, gene flow, and the origin of leapfrog geographic distributions: The history of colour pattern variation in Phyllobates poison-dart frogs. Mol Ecol. 2020 10; 29(19):3702-3719.Mol Ecol2020-09-07T00:00:002020Divergence, gene flow, and the origin of leapfrog geographic distributions: The history of colour pattern variation in Phyllobates poison-dart frogs.Authorship 298461Authorship 396745Authorship 402812NipamPatel2Wt5Cqw1DO/RmHllZ0mg9mHvNipam Patel0.000000000000000.000000000000003024Patel, NipamProfessorAuthorship 143274733434461Ruttenberg DM, VanKuren NW, Nallu S, Yen SH, Peggie D, Lohman DJ, Kronforst MRProceedings. Biological sciencesThe evolution and genetics of sexually dimorphic 'dual' mimicry in the butterfly Elymnias hypermnestra. Proc Biol Sci. 2021 01 13; 288(1942):20202192.Proc Biol Sci2021-01-13T00:00:002021The evolution and genetics of sexually dimorphic 'dual' mimicry in the butterfly Elymnias hypermnestra.16892975Kronforst MR, Young LG, Blume LM, Gilbert LEEvolution; international journal of organic evolutionMultilocus analyses of admixture and introgression among hybridizing Heliconius butterflies. Evolution. 2006 Jun; 60(6):1254-68.Evolution2006-06-01T00:00:002006Multilocus analyses of admixture and introgression among hybridizing Heliconius butterflies.17046288Kronforst MR, Folgarait PJ, Patrock RJ, Gilbert LEMolecular phylogenetics and evolutionGenetic differentiation between body size biotypes of the parasitoid fly Pseudacteon obtusus (Diptera: Phoridae). Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2007 Jun; 43(3):1178-84.Mol Phylogenet Evol2006-09-09T00:00:002006Genetic differentiation between body size biotypes of the parasitoid fly Pseudacteon obtusus (Diptera: Phoridae).18371203Kronforst MRBMC evolutionary biologyGene flow persists millions of years after speciation in Heliconius butterflies. BMC Evol Biol. 2008 Mar 27; 8:98.BMC Evol Biol2008-03-27T00:00:002008Gene flow persists millions of years after speciation in Heliconius butterflies.17374598Kronforst MR, Salazar C, Linares M, Gilbert LEProceedings. Biological sciencesNo genomic mosaicism in a putative hybrid butterfly species. Proc Biol Sci. 2007 May 22; 274(1615):1255-64.Proc Biol Sci2007-05-22T00:00:002007No genomic mosaicism in a putative hybrid butterfly species.Authorship 144827633688110Westerman EL, Antonson N, Kreutzmann S, Peterson A, Pineda S, Kronforst MR, Olson-Manning CFEthology : formerly Zeitschrift fur TierpsychologieBehaviour before beauty: signal weighting during mate selection in the butterfly Papilio polytes. Ethology. 2019 Aug; 125(8):565-574.Ethology2019-05-13T00:00:002019Behaviour before beauty: signal weighting during mate selection in the butterfly Papilio polytes.18077248Kronforst MR, Gilbert LEProceedings. Biological sciencesThe population genetics of mimetic diversity in Heliconius butterflies. Proc Biol Sci. 2008 Mar 07; 275(1634):493-500.Proc Biol Sci2008-03-07T00:00:002008The population genetics of mimetic diversity in Heliconius butterflies.16611733Kronforst MR, Young LG, Kapan DD, McNeely C, O'Neill RJ, Gilbert LEProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaLinkage of butterfly mate preference and wing color preference cue at the genomic location of wingless. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Apr 25; 103(17):6575-80.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A2006-04-12T00:00:002006Linkage of butterfly mate preference and wing color preference cue at the genomic location of wingless.20089169Mehdiabadi NJ, Kronforst MR, Queller DC, Strassmann JEBMC evolutionary biologyPhylogeography and sexual macrocyst formation in the social amoeba Dictyostelium giganteum. BMC Evol Biol. 2010 Jan 20; 10:17.BMC Evol Biol2010-01-20T00:00:002010Phylogeography and sexual macrocyst formation in the social amoeba Dictyostelium giganteum.21251253de Moura PA, Quek SP, Cardoso MZ, Kronforst MRBMC geneticsComparative population genetics of mimetic Heliconius butterflies in an endangered habitat; Brazil's Atlantic Forest. BMC Genet. 2011 Jan 20; 12:9.BMC Genet2011-01-20T00:00:002011Comparative population genetics of mimetic Heliconius butterflies in an endangered habitat; Brazil's Atlantic Forest.21304546Chamberlain NL, Hill RI, Baxter SW, Jiggins CD, Kronforst MRHeredityComparative population genetics of a mimicry locus among hybridizing Heliconius butterfly species. Heredity (Edinb). 2011 Sep; 107(3):200-4.Heredity (Edinb)2011-02-09T00:00:002011Comparative population genetics of a mimicry locus among hybridizing Heliconius butterfly species.18397732Kronforst MR, Gilley DC, Strassmann JE, Queller DCCurrent biology : CBDNA methylation is widespread across social Hymenoptera. Curr Biol. 2008 Apr 08; 18(7):R287-8.Curr Biol2008-04-08T00:00:002008DNA methylation is widespread across social Hymenoptera.19215294Mehdiabadi NJ, Kronforst MR, Queller DC, Strassmann JEEvolution; international journal of organic evolutionPhylogeny, reproductive isolation and kin recognition in the social amoeba Dictyostelium purpureum. Evolution. 2009 Feb; 63(2):542-8.Evolution2009-02-01T00:00:002009Phylogeny, reproductive isolation and kin recognition in the social amoeba Dictyostelium purpureum.21778360Reed RD, Papa R, Martin A, Hines HM, Counterman BA, Pardo-Diaz C, Jiggins CD, Chamberlain NL, Kronforst MR, Chen R, Halder G, Nijhout HF, McMillan WOScience (New York, N.Y.)optix drives the repeated convergent evolution of butterfly wing pattern mimicry. Science. 2011 Aug 26; 333(6046):1137-41.Science2011-07-21T00:00:002011optix drives the repeated convergent evolution of butterfly wing pattern mimicry.21931567Kunte K, Shea C, Aardema ML, Scriber JM, Juenger TE, Gilbert LE, Kronforst MRPLoS geneticsSex chromosome mosaicism and hybrid speciation among tiger swallowtail butterflies. PLoS Genet. 2011 Sep; 7(9):e1002274.PLoS Genet2011-09-08T00:00:002011Sex chromosome mosaicism and hybrid speciation among tiger swallowtail butterflies.22737092Kronforst MRPLoS geneticsMimetic butterflies introgress to impress. PLoS Genet. 2012; 8(6):e1002802.PLoS Genet2012-06-21T00:00:002012Mimetic butterflies introgress to impress.20140188Baxter SW, Nadeau NJ, Maroja LS, Wilkinson P, Counterman BA, Dawson A, Beltran M, Perez-Espona S, Chamberlain N, Ferguson L, Clark R, Davidson C, Glithero R, Mallet J, McMillan WO, Kronforst M, Joron M, Ffrench-Constant RH, Jiggins CDPLoS geneticsGenomic hotspots for adaptation: the population genetics of Müllerian mimicry in the Heliconius melpomene clade. PLoS Genet. 2010 Feb 05; 6(2):e1000794.PLoS Genet2010-02-05T00:00:002010Genomic hotspots for adaptation: the population genetics of Müllerian mimicry in the Heliconius melpomene clade.21521198Merrill RM, Gompert Z, Dembeck LM, Kronforst MR, McMillan WO, Jiggins CDEvolution; international journal of organic evolutionMate preference across the speciation continuum in a clade of mimetic butterflies. Evolution. 2011 May; 65(5):1489-500.Evolution2011-01-20T00:00:002011Mate preference across the speciation continuum in a clade of mimetic butterflies.19892982Chamberlain NL, Hill RI, Kapan DD, Gilbert LE, Kronforst MRScience (New York, N.Y.)Polymorphic butterfly reveals the missing link in ecological speciation. Science. 2009 Nov 06; 326(5954):847-50.Science2009-11-06T00:00:002009Polymorphic butterfly reveals the missing link in ecological speciation.20368448Quek SP, Counterman BA, Albuquerque de Moura P, Cardoso MZ, Marshall CR, McMillan WO, Kronforst MRProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaDissecting comimetic radiations in Heliconius reveals divergent histories of convergent butterflies. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Apr 20; 107(16):7365-70.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A2010-04-05T00:00:002010Dissecting comimetic radiations in Heliconius reveals divergent histories of convergent butterflies.Authorship 148121234283930Grewe F, Kronforst MR, Pierce NE, Moreau CSBiology lettersMuseum genomics reveals the Xerces blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces) was a distinct species driven to extinction. Biol Lett. 2021 07; 17(7):20210123.Biol Lett2021-07-21T00:00:002021Museum genomics reveals the Xerces blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces) was a distinct species driven to extinction.22084094Hines HM, Counterman BA, Papa R, Albuquerque de Moura P, Cardoso MZ, Linares M, Mallet J, Reed RD, Jiggins CD, Kronforst MR, McMillan WOProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaWing patterning gene redefines the mimetic history of Heliconius butterflies. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Dec 06; 108(49):19666-71.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A2011-11-14T00:00:002011Wing patterning gene redefines the mimetic history of Heliconius butterflies.22802635Martin A, Papa R, Nadeau NJ, Hill RI, Counterman BA, Halder G, Jiggins CD, Kronforst MR, Long AD, McMillan WO, Reed RDProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaDiversification of complex butterfly wing patterns by repeated regulatory evolution of a Wnt ligand. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jul 31; 109(31):12632-7.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A2012-07-16T00:00:002012Diversification of complex butterfly wing patterns by repeated regulatory evolution of a Wnt ligand.22578174Kronforst MR, Barsh GS, Kopp A, Mallet J, Monteiro A, Mullen SP, Protas M, Rosenblum EB, Schneider CJ, Hoekstra HEPigment cell & melanoma researchUnraveling the thread of nature's tapestry: the genetics of diversity and convergence in animal pigmentation. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2012 Jul; 25(4):411-33.Pigment Cell Melanoma Res2012-07-01T00:00:002012Unraveling the thread of nature's tapestry: the genetics of diversity and convergence in animal pigmentation.11380670Kronforst MR, Fleming THHeredityLack of genetic differentiation among widely spaced subpopulations of a butterfly with home range behaviour. Heredity (Edinb). 2001 Feb; 86(Pt 2):243-50.Heredity (Edinb)2001-02-01T00:00:002001Lack of genetic differentiation among widely spaced subpopulations of a butterfly with home range behaviour.16783007Kronforst MR, Kapan DD, Gilbert LEGeneticsParallel genetic architecture of parallel adaptive radiations in mimetic Heliconius butterflies. Genetics. 2006 Sep; 174(1):535-9.Genetics2006-06-18T00:00:002006Parallel genetic architecture of parallel adaptive radiations in mimetic Heliconius butterflies.17210020Kronforst MR, Young LG, Gilbert LEJournal of evolutionary biologyReinforcement of mate preference among hybridizing Heliconius butterflies. J Evol Biol. 2007 Jan; 20(1):278-85.J Evol Biol2007-01-01T00:00:002007Reinforcement of mate preference among hybridizing Heliconius butterflies.18454858Salazar C, Jiggins CD, Taylor JE, Kronforst MR, Linares MBMC evolutionary biologyGene flow and the genealogical history of Heliconius heurippa. BMC Evol Biol. 2008 May 02; 8:132.BMC Evol Biol2008-05-02T00:00:002008Gene flow and the genealogical history of Heliconius heurippa.21601638Douglas TE, Kronforst MR, Queller DC, Strassmann JEMolecular phylogenetics and evolutionGenetic diversity in the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum: population differentiation and cryptic species. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2011 Sep; 60(3):455-62.Mol Phylogenet Evol2011-05-14T00:00:002011Genetic diversity in the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum: population differentiation and cryptic species.D010858Physiology23690.93385PigmentationDarliMassardoDarli Massardo0.000000000000000.000000000000003079Massardo, DarliFellowD025041Activities & Behaviors13270.969792Animal MigrationCommittee on Evolutionary BiologyAuthorship 159882336649418Sheikh SI, VanKuren NW, Kronforst MRProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaButterfly mimicry rings run in circles. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 01 24; 120(4):e2220680120.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A2023-01-17T00:00:002023Butterfly mimicry rings run in circles.Authorship 161263536844673Tenger-Trolander A, Julick CR, Lu W, Green DA, Montooth KL, Kronforst MREcology and evolutionSeasonal plasticity in morphology and metabolism differs between migratory North American and resident Costa Rican monarch butterflies. 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