Heliconius butterflies Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany

Opportunity alert ?? fully funded PhD studentships to investigate the evolutionary genomics of sensory and behavioural adaptations during species divergence in tropical Heliconius butterflies at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Heliconius butterflies are well known for their diversity of bright warning patterns, which are also used as mating cues. Closely related taxa often display divergent wing patterns, and because males almost invariably prefer to court females that share their own colour pattern, this contributes an important premating reproductive barrier between species. While the genetics and evolutionary history of Heliconius colour pattern variation is well understood, we know less about the genomic basis of the mechanisms contributing to the evolution of the corresponding visual preference behaviours. ??Deadline: 24 October 2024 ??Application link: https://lnkd.in/e3Ebnm5w…more