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Folks,
Several things. First, I wanted to draw everyone's attention to
several recent manuscripts that have been published on North American
Limenitis. The first is by Katy Prudic and Jeff Oliver in the
Proceedings of the Royal Society that examines the question of whether
mimicry was lost in the L. a. arthemis-astyanax complex. The timing
of that paper is fortuitous because I just published a paper
addressing patterns of population structure and gene flow in this same
complex in the journal Evolution.
This latter manuscript is available on my website:
http://www.lehigh.edu/~inbios/faculty/mullen.html
...thanks to all those who helped with specimens!
I also recently had an additional manuscript accepted for publication
at Evolution, in collaboration with Dr. Leslie Ries at the University
of Maryland, examining the influence of model frequency on the
fitness of the mimetic vs. non-mimetic phenotype in the White Admiral/
RSP complex. That article has been published online as "accepted" at
Evolution but the corrected proofs are not yet available. However, I
have a pdf of the uncorrected proof for anyone who'd like to take a
sneak peek...just drop me an email.
Finally, early this year Adriana Brisco's lab published a paper on
Limenitis Opsin evolution in PNAS. Clearly, the group is generating a
lot of interest, and I'm hoping to publish a well-resolved AFLP
phylogeny of the the North American forms later this year.
I also have a request. I've been very interested in extending my work
to include a detailed genetic investigation of species boundaries and
gene flow between L. weidemeyerii and L. lorquini. Both of these
forms also hybridize with L. a. rubrofasciata in regions of Canada,
and I'm interested in sampling these two "species" from as many
locations as possible.
If anyone is interested in helping out, the requirements are quite
simply. First, catch the butterflies:). Second, drop them in a
glassine envelope with the following info: Date, Location, Species
I.D., and Collector's Name. Third, mail them to me at the address
below. If anyone needs reimbursement for postage, I'd be glad to take
care of the cost of ****pping them...which should be negligible.
Finally, I would also be interested in hearing from those of you on
the west coast about when these butterflies are on the wing. I may
try to slip in a collecting trip sometime this summer and I would
welcome the company of anyone familiar with good localities.
Best wishes and enjoy the upcoming field season!
Sean
Dr. Sean P. Mullen
Assistant Professor of Evolutionary Biology
Department of Biological Sciences
D216 Iaccoca Hall
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Email: sem307@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
1.610.758.5569
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"><div>Folks,</div><div><br></div><div>Several things. First, I =
wanted to draw everyone's attention to several recent manuscripts that =
have been published on North American <i>Limeniti</i><i>s</i>. The =
first is by Katy Prudic and Jeff Oliver in the Proceedings of the Royal =
Society that examines the question of whether mimicry was lost in the =
<i>L. a. arthemis-astyanax</i> complex. The timing of that paper =
is fortuitous because I just published a paper addressing patterns of =
population structure and gene flow in this same complex in the journal =
Evolution. </div><div><br></div><div>This latter manuscript is =
available on my website: <a =
href=3D"http://www.lehigh.edu/~inbios/faculty/mullen.html">http://www.lehi=
gh.edu/~inbios/faculty/mullen.html</a> ...thanks to all those who =
helped with specimens!</div><div><br></div><div>I also recently had an =
additional manuscript accepted for publication at Evolution, =
in collaboration with Dr. Leslie Ries at the University of =
Maryland, examining the influence of model frequency on the =
fitness of the mimetic vs. non-mimetic phenotype in the White =
Admiral/RSP complex. That article has been published online as =
"accepted" at Evolution but the corrected proofs are not =
yet available. However, I have a pdf of the uncorrected proof =
for anyone who'd like to take a sneak peek...just drop me an =
email.</div><div><br></div><div>Finally, early this year Adriana =
Brisco's lab published a paper on <i>Limenitis</i> Opsin evolution =
in PNAS. Clearly, the group is generating a lot of interest, and =
I'm hoping to publish a well-resolved AFLP phylogeny of the the North =
American forms later this year. </div><div><br></div><div>I =
also have a request. I've been very interested in extending my =
work to include a detailed genetic investigation of species boundaries =
and gene flow between <i>L. weidemeyerii</i> and <i>L. lorquini</i>. =
Both of these forms also hybridize with <i>L. a. rubrofasciata</i> =
in regions of Canada, and I'm interested in sampling these two "species" =
from as many locations as possible.</div><div><br></div><div>If anyone =
is interested in helping out, the requirements are quite simply. =
First, catch the butterflies:). Second, drop them in a =
glassine envelope with the following info: Date, Location, Species =
I.D., and Collector's Name. Third, mail them to me at the address =
below. If anyone needs reimbursement for postage, I'd be glad to =
take care of the cost of ****pping them...which should be =
negligible. </div><div><br></div><div>Finally, I would also be =
interested in hearing from those of you on the west coast about when =
these butterflies are on the wing. I may try to slip in a =
collecting trip sometime this summer and I would welcome the company of =
anyone familiar with good localities.</div><div><br></div><div>Best =
wishes and enjoy the upcoming field =
season!</div><div><br></div><div>Sean</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><=
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Evolutionary Biology</div><div><br =
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Sciences</div><div>D216 Iaccoca Hall</div><div>Lehigh =
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