Search Results - "SACCHERI, ILIK J"

The industrial melanism mutation in British peppered moths is a transposable element by Hof, Arjen E. van’t, Campagne, Pascal, Rigden, Daniel J., Yung, Carl J., Lingley, Jessica, Quail, Michael A., Hall, Neil, Darby, Alistair C., Saccheri, Ilik J.

“…The mutation responsible for the black carbonaria morph of the peppered moth is identified as a transposable element within the cortex gene. The look of…”
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Climate-induced phenology shifts linked to range expansions in species with multiple reproductive cycles per year by Macgregor, Callum J., Thomas, Chris D., Roy, David B., Beaumont, Mark A., Bell, James R., Brereton, Tom, Bridle, Jon R., Dytham, Calvin, Fox, Richard, Gotthard, Karl, Hoffmann, Ary A., Martin, Geoff, Middlebrook, Ian, Nylin, Sӧren, Platts, Philip J., Rasteiro, Rita, Saccheri, Ilik J., Villoutreix, Romain, Wheat, Christopher W., Hill, Jane K.

“…Advances in phenology (the annual timing of species’ life-cycles) in response to climate change are generally viewed as bioindicators of climate change, but…”
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The genome sequence of the Squinting Bush Brown, Bicyclus anynana (Butler, 1879) by Saccheri, Ilik J.

“…We present a genome assembly from an individual female Bicyclus anynana (the Squinting Bush Brown; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Nymphalidae). The genome…”
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Evolutionary trajectory of phenological escape in a flowering plant: Mechanistic insights from bidirectional avoidance of butterfly egg‐laying pressure by Davies, W. James, Saccheri, Ilik J.

“…Phenological escape, whereby species alter the timing of life‐history events to avoid seasonal antagonists, is usually analyzed either as a potential…”
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Industrial Melanism in British Peppered Moths Has a Singular and Recent Mutational Origin by van't Hof, Arjen E., Edmonds, Nicola, Dalíková, Martina, Marec, František, Saccheri, Ilik J.

“…The rapid spread of a novel black form (known as carbonaria) of the peppered moth Biston betularia in 19th-century Britain is a textbook example of how an…”
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The genome sequence of the Rock Grayling, Hipparchia semele (Linnaeus, 1758) by Macgregor, Callum J, Saccheri, Ilik J

“…We present a genome assembly from an individual female (the Rock Grayling; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Nymphalidae). The genome sequence is 403.4…”
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Colour change of twig-mimicking peppered moth larvae is a continuous reaction norm that increases camouflage against avian predators by Eacock, Amy, Rowland, Hannah M, Edmonds, Nicola, Saccheri, Ilik J

“…Camouflage, and in particular background-matching, is one of the most common anti-predator strategies observed in nature. Animals can improve their match to…”
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Wing morphological responses to latitude and colonisation in a range expanding butterfly by Taylor-Cox, Evelyn D, Macgregor, Callum J, Corthine, Amy, Hill, Jane K, Hodgson, Jenny A, Saccheri, Ilik J

“…Populations undergoing rapid climate-driven range expansion experience distinct selection regimes dominated both by increased dispersal at the leading edges…”
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Selection and gene flow on a diminishing cline of melanic peppered moths by Saccheri, Ilik J, Rousset, François, Watts, Phillip C, Brakefield, Paul M, Cook, Laurence M

“…Historical datasets documenting changes to gene frequency clines are extremely rare but provide a powerful means of assessing the strength and relative roles…”
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Compatible genetic and ecological estimates of dispersal rates in insect (Coenagrion mercuriale: Odonata: Zygoptera) populations: analysis of 'neighbourhood size' using a more precise estimator by WATTS, PHILLIP C, ROUSSET, FRANÇOIS, SACCHERI, ILIK J, LEBLOIS, RAPHAËL, KEMP, STEPHEN J, THOMPSON, DAVID J

“…Genetic and demographic estimates of dispersal are often thought to be inconsistent. In this study, we use the damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale (Odonata:…”
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Industrial Melanism in the Peppered Moth Is Not Associated with Genetic Variation in Canonical Melanisation Gene Candidates by Hof, Arjen E. van't, Saccheri, Ilik J

“…Industrial melanism in the peppered moth (Biston betularia) is an iconic case study of ecological genetics but the molecular identity of the gene determining…”
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Male emergence schedule and dispersal behaviour are modified by mate availability in heterogeneous landscapes: evidence from the orange-tip butterfly by Davies, W James, Saccheri, Ilik J

“…Protandry (prior emergence of males) in insect populations is usually considered to be the result of natural selection acting directly on eclosion timing. When…”
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The peppered moth Biston betularia by Rowland, Hannah M., Saccheri, Ilik J., Skelhorn, John

“…Hannah Rowland and colleagues introduce the peppered moth whose industrial melanism was an early evidence for evolution…”
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Cytogenetic characterization and AFLP-based genetic linkage mapping for the butterfly Bicyclus anynana, covering all 28 karyotyped chromosomes by Van't Hof, Arjen E, Marec, Frantisek, Saccheri, Ilik J, Brakefield, Paul M, Zwaan, Bas J

“…The chromosome characteristics of the butterfly Bicyclus anynana, have received little attention, despite the scientific importance of this species. This study…”
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Inbreeding uncovers fundamental differences in the genetic load affecting male and female fertility in a butterfly by Saccheri, I.J, Lloyd, H.D, Helyar, S.J, Brakefield, P.M

“…B. anynana…”
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Population structure and the impact of regional and local habitat isolation upon levels of genetic diversity of the endangered damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale (Odonata: Zygoptera) by WATTS, PHILLIP C., SACCHERI, ILIK J., KEMP, STEPHEN J., THOMPSON, DAVID J.

“…Summary 1. Coenagrion mercuriale is one of Europe's most threatened damselflies. There is concern for the long‐term persistence of many of its U.K. colonies…”
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Genetic convergence of industrial melanism in three geometrid moths by Van't Hof, Arjen E, Reynolds, Louise A, Yung, Carl J, Cook, Laurence M, Saccheri, Ilik J

“…The rise of dark (melanic) forms of many species of moth in heavily coal-polluted areas of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Britain, and their post-1970s…”
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Evolution of Adaptive Phenotypic Plasticity in Male Orange-Tip Butterflies by Davies, W. James, Saccheri, Ilik J

“…The evolution of adaptive phenotypic plasticity, whereby organisms respond to cues to produce phenotypes appropriate to their future environment, is not well…”
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Recessive Z-linked lethals and the retention of haplotype diversity in a captive butterfly population by Saccheri, Ilik J, Whiteford, Samuel, Yung, Carl J, Van't Hof, Arjen E

“…Sex chromosomes are predicted to harbour elevated levels of sexually antagonistic variation due to asymmetries in the heritability of recessive traits in the…”
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Recovering individual haplotypes and a contiguous genome assembly from pooled long-read sequencing of the diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) by Whiteford, Samuel, van’t Hof, Arjen E, Krishna, Ritesh, Marubbi, Thea, Widdison, Stephanie, Saccheri, Ilik J, Guest, Marcus, Morrison, Neil I, Darby, Alistair C

“…The assembly of divergent haplotypes using noisy long-read data presents a challenge to the reconstruction of haploid genome assemblies, due to overlapping…”
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