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Massardo, D., P. A. Roratto, H. A. Vargas, M. R. Kronforst and G. R. P. Moreira. 2012. Development of a microsatellite library for the passion flower butterfly Dione moneta Hübner (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae). Conservation Genetics Resources 4: 719-724.

Heliconius Genome Consortium. 2012. Butterfly genome reveals promiscuous exchange of mimicry adaptations among species. Nature 487: 94-98.
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Kronforst, M. R. 2012. Mimetic butterflies introgress to impress. PLoS Genetics 8: e1002802.

Kronforst, M. R., G. S. Barsh, A. Kopp, J. Mallet, A. Monteiro, S. P. Mullen, M. Protas, E. B. Rosenblum, C. J. Schneider and H. E. Hoekstra. 2012. Unraveling the thread of nature’s tapestry: the genetics of diversity and convergence in animal pigmentation. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 25: 411-433.

Hill, R.I., M. Elias, K. K. Dasmahapatra, C. D. Jiggins, V. Koong, K. R. Willmott and J. Mallet. 2012. Ecologically relevant cryptic species in the highly polymorphic Amazonian butterfly Mechanitis mazaeus sensu lato (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae; Ithomiini). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 106: 540-560.

Hines H. M., B. A. Counterman, R. Papa, P. Albuquerque de Moura, M. Z. Cardoso, M. Linares, J. Mallet, R. D. Reed, C. D. Jiggins, M. R. Kronforst and W. O. McMillan. 2011. Wing patterning gene redefines the mimetic history of Heliconius butterflies. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 108: 19666-19671.

Kunte, K., C. Shea, M. L. Aardema, J. M. Scriber, T. E. Juenger, L. E. Gilbert and M. R. Kronforst. 2011. Sex chromosome mosaicism and hybrid speciation among tiger swallowtail butterflies. PLoS Genetics 7: e1002274.

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Joron, M., L. Frezal, R. T. Jones, N. L. Chamberlain, S. F. Lee, C. R. Haag, A. Whibley, M. Becuwe, S. W. Baxter, L. Ferguson, P. A. Wilkinson, C. Salazar, C. Davidson, R. Clark, M. A. Quail, H. Beasley, R. Glithero, C. Lloyd, S. Sims, M. C. Jones, J. Rogers, C. D. Jiggins, R. H. ffrench-Constant. 2011. Chromosomal rearrangements maintain a polymorphic supergene controlling butterfly mimicry. Nature 477: 203–206

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Merrill, R. M, Z. Gompert, L. M. Dembeck, M. R. Kronforst, W. O. McMillan and C. D. Jiggins. 2011. Mate preference across the speciation continuum in a clade of mimetic butterflies. Evolution 65: 1489-1500.

Albuquerque de Moura, P., S. P. Quek, M. Z. Cardoso and M. R. Kronforst. 2011. Comparative population genetics of mimetic Heliconius butterflies in an endangered habitat; Brazil’s Atlantic forest. BMC Genetics 12: 9.

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DeVries, P., C. Penz, R.I. Hill. 2010. Vertical distribution, flight behavior, and evolution of wing morphology in Morpho butterflies. Journal of Animal Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2010.01710.x

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Ferguson, L., S. F. Lee, N. Chamberlain, N. Nadeau, M. Joron, S. Baxter, P. Wilkinson, A. Papanicolaou, S. Kumar, T-J. Kee, R. Clark, C. Davidson, R. Glithero, H. Beasley, H. Vogel, R. ffrench-Constant and C. Jiggins. 2010. Characterization of a hotspot for mimicry: assembly of a butterfly wing transcriptome to genomic sequence at the HmYb/Sb locus. Mol. Ecol. 19 (S1): 240-254.

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Chamberlain, N. L.*, R. I. Hill*, D. D. Kapan, L. E. Gilbert and M. R. Kronforst. 2009. Polymorphic butterfly reveals the missing link in ecological speciation. Science 326: 847-850. *contributed equally to this work

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Salazar, C., C. D. Jiggins, J. E. Taylor, M. R. Kronforst and M. Linares. 2008. Gene flow and the genealogical history of Heliconius heurippa.  BMC Evol. Biol. 8: 132 [Highly Accessed].

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Papa, R., C. M. Morrison, J. R. Walters,  B. A. Counterman, R. Chen, G. Halder, L. Ferguson,  N. Chamberlain, R. ffrench-Constant, D. D. Kapan, C. D. Jiggins, R. D. Reed and W. O. McMillan. 2008. Highly conserved gene order and numerous novel repetitive elements in genomic regions linked to wing pattern variation in Heliconius butterflies. BMC Genomics 9: 345 [Highly Accessed].

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Kronforst, M. R., P. J. Folgarait, R. J. W. Patrock and L. E. Gilbert. 2007. Genetic differentiation between body size biotypes of the parasitoid fly Pseudacteon obtusus (Diptera: Phoridae).  Mol. Phylo. Evol.  43: 1178-1184.

Kronforst, M. R., L. G. Young and L. E. Gilbert. 2007. Reinforcement of mate preference among hybridizing Heliconius butterflies. J. Evol. Biol. 20: 278-285.

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Kronforst, M. R., L. G. Young, D. D. Kapan, C. McNeely, R. J. O’Neill and L. E. Gilbert. 2006. Linkage of butterfly mate preference and wing color preference cue at the genomic location of wingless. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103: 6575-6580 [Recommended by Faculty of 1000 Biology].

Kronforst, M. R. 2005. Primers for the amplification of nuclear introns in Heliconius butterflies. Mol. Ecol. Notes 5: 158-162.

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