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Comment on Heliconius Genome Consortium Meeting, Harvard Jan 09 by Heather Elaine Humphrey

Heather Elaine Humphrey — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 02:55:12 +0000

Tashi Delek!

Great resource. Thank you for your continuing work on these wonderful sentient beings.
My time spent as an undergrad assistant in the Gilbert Lab was among the best memories of my life.

In the Dharma,
Heather Humphrey

Comment on Gregarious roost by Jullyana Moura

Jullyana Moura — Wed, 25 May 2011 11:38:54 +0000

What they are doing? Once I photographed a similar behavior in a tropical forest in Brazil (at night), but I don’t know what it means!

Comment on PhD advertisement, UCL, 1993 — Heliconius genetics by Chris Jiggins

Chris Jiggins — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:31:37 +0000

Since I spoke no Spanish, I managed to promptly crash the project car (so my driving skills must have been rudimentary) and I had been taught almost no population genetics during my degree in Cambridge – I am rather surprised that you offered me the position.

Comment on PhD advertisement, UCL, 1993 — Heliconius genetics by eratosignis

eratosignis — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:06:55 +0000

This was the PhD place that Chris Jiggins applied for in 1993. This Ecuador project team, which was completed by the addition of Owen McMillan the next year, led eventually to the Heliconius genomics community of today. This poster was found during a lab move from Wolfson House to the Darwin Building, UCL.

Comment on Artificial feeders by Chris Jiggins

Chris Jiggins — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:56:57 +0000

Hi Steve
The feeders are indeed just plastic straws pushed into a plastic cup. I push them into the cup and then use a scalpel to cut them off to size across the top. We use about 10% sugar solution and add a couple of scoopfuls of ‘Critical Care Formula’ which is a food supplement for rearing birds (about 1%). It seems to work as a pollen supplement. Is your erato stock derived from Larry Gilbert’s collections in Costa Rica?
Best
Chris

Comment on Artificial feeders by steve oneil

steve oneil — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:00:31 +0000

Hi Chris,
I’m breeding heilconius erato petiravana, I have the south texas population that has been breed for over 12 years within the same genetic pool. I have a nice group of breeders at about 100 adults. I saw your photo of your artificial feeders. They look interesting. Is it possible to tell me how they are made. Looks like straws in a plastic cup. and what is your nectar formula.

Sincerely,
Steve ONeil

Comment on Gregarious larvae by eratosignis

eratosignis — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:12:41 +0000

Great, but which Passiflora? Have you got a picture of the stem and leaf bases, if no flowers?

Comment on Butterflies on the prairies by Ben Bolet

Ben Bolet — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:41:30 +0000

It is amazing how butterfly evolution can relate to human evolution.

When the Heliconius and other species for that matter have opportunities and choices, they evolve faster, become more “intelligent” to ensure their survival and the survival of their future generations. Could this be said about humans as well with regard to opportunities and the choices given to a people.

For instance, lets say countries with dictators are pupal maters, and countries that are democracies are non-pupal maters (sexual conflict with more choices). It is historically accurate that countries under dictatorial regimes fall behind economically, technologically, etc… then democratic ones. Therefore is human evolution and adaptation bound to these same principles of choice vs. no choice?

Comment on Mallet wins medal! by Ben Bolet

Ben Bolet — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:59:55 +0000

Belated congragulations…Really enjoyed reading your 95 piece with L. Gilbert “Why are there so many mimicry rings?…”

Comment on Pupation! by Owen McMillan

Owen McMillan — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:03:32 +0000

Hey Chris,

Could you acknowledge Kate Raisz and 42 degrees north films (http://www.42degreesnorth.com/index.html) for the footage?

thanks amigo,

Owen