Investigating an ongoing selective sweep: the dynamics and consequences of the spread of male-killer suppression in the butterfly Hypolimnas bolina
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Zoology
Abstract
See Je-s submitted at UCL
Organisations
Publications
King KC
(2010)
Losing the desire: selection can promote obligate asexuality.
in BMC biology
Jiggins FM
(2011)
Microbiology. Rapid insect evolution by symbiont transfer.
in Science (New York, N.Y.)
Hornett EA
(2009)
Rapidly shifting sex ratio across a species range.
in Current biology : CB
Hornett EA
(2022)
Sex determination systems as the interface between male-killing bacteria and their hosts.
in Proceedings. Biological sciences
Engelstädter J
(2009)
The Ecology and Evolution of Microbes that Manipulate Host Reproduction
in Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics
Description | This study has documented a dramatic influence of natural selection on the genome of this butterfly due to the spread of a 'supressor' locus. This locus repressses the male-killing effect of a Wolbachia bacteria. It represents the strongest example of natural selection found to date in nature |
Exploitation Route | Find the gene involved in interaction for exploitation |
Sectors | Education,Environment |
Description | In educational materials (2 academic books, 1 public science book in progress) |
First Year Of Impact | 2010 |
Sector | Education |
Impact Types | Cultural |
Description | NERC Directed Mode grant |
Amount | £460,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | NE/N010434/1 |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2016 |
End | 07/2019 |
Title | Hypolimnasshortreads |
Description | Short read data for Hypolimnas transcriptome |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2014 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Paper in PloS Genetics |
URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bioproject/259306 |
Description | Lecture to Secondary school science teachers |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | Lecture to Science educators conference in 'Science in the Real World' programme, on microbial importance in animal biology, ecology and evolution. Interest afterwards via email; potentially to be made into podcast for the British Ecological Society Engagement series. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |