PhD student in Ecology and Evolution at Lausanne University, CH.
Fascinated by the (intra-specific) variation and (inter-specific) diversity in Nature...especially, within Lepidoptera!
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Carolina Pereira
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Wooow 😍😍😍
Carolina Pereira
Melanargia galathea, the marbled white ♟️🦋
Switzerland, June 2026
Vanessa cardui and Polyommatus icarus 🦋
Switzerland 🇨🇭,
June 2026
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This week we welcome Martin Lascoux (hosted by Ehouarn Le Faou, Pannell Group) for a talk on contributions of historical demographics to diversity and conservation. June 4th, 12:15 at the Biophore Amphitheater or via REC UNIL.
Carolina Pereira
Inspiring plenary talk on variation in water striders by Abdou Khila at the EuroEvoDevo conference in Glasgow. #EED2026
Carolina Pereira
The French Alps are brilliant. Today I saw 36 sp butterfly up this valley in the Queyras, around 2100m. Some goodies were Almond-eyed Ringlet Erebia alberganus, Osiris Blue Cupido osiris, and Alpine Blue Agriades orbitulus. All recorded on ButterflyCount app @europebutterfly.bsky.social
Next week's DEE External Seminar welcomes Luis Silva (hosted by Tad Kawecki) for a talk on pathogen transmission. June 18th, 12:15 at the Biophore Amphitheater or REC UNIL.
Latest paper lead by Asia Hoile with @peterhox.bsky.social is out! 🦋
Nymphalid butterflies have reduced forelegs. Gene expression patterns show support for more palp-like genes involved in sensory processes in the forelegs relative to the walking legs.
doi.org/10.1111/imb....
Excellent opportunity here: a 5 year senior research fellowship in Life Sciences (broadly defined) at All Souls College Oxford. Many opportunities to work with the diverse & inclusive community here in @biology.ox.ac.uk here in the brand new Life & Mind Buiilding
www.asc.ox.ac.uk/post-doctora...
Arnaud Badiane
doi.org
Transcriptome analysis reveals that the small non-walking front legs of a butterfly have distinct gene expression to the four walking legs. Reduced front legs express a gene with putative mechanosen...
The Department of Biology at the University of Iowa is hiring an evolutionary ecologist at the assistant professor level for fall 2027. Come and be my colleague!
jobs.uiowa.edu/faculty/view...
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Lots of Peacock larvae now showing around Dorset. At this rate they will hatch as adults early July and maybe fit in another generation @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social
