Denise D Dell'Aglio @ficusorganensis.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I loved writing this! Make sure to watch the videos! 🦋🧪 1178
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioJessica Foley @jessicafoley14.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Very excited to finally have this out in the world! The first paper from my PhD (and my first first-author publication) makes the case for a new entrant to the world of long-lived animal models: Heliconius butterflies. Out now in @natcomms.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41... (1/10)nature.comEvolution of increased longevity and slowed ageing in a genus of tropical butterfly - Nature CommunicationsStudying long-lived species across the animal kingdom could provide insights into healthy ageing in humans. This study reveals long lifespans and slowed ageing in Heliconius butterflies, identifying t... 29226
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioBoB / Elen 2027 @bobelen2027.bsky.social · 14/05/2026🦋 Symposium submissions for BOB + ELEN 2027 are now open! Researchers and group leaders are invited to submit proposals until Aug 31, 2026. More information available via the link in bio. #bobelen2027 #lepidoptera #science #unicamp #butterflies 132
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioASAB @asab.org · 14/04/2026🎉 Congratulations to the ASAB Video Competition winner Amaia Alcalde Anton! Check out her video: “What Did I Leave in the Fridge” 🎉 #ASABSpring2026 Want to know more? Read the paper this entry was based on: doi.org/10.1098/rstb... 12610
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioBoB / Elen 2027 @bobelen2027.bsky.social · 09/04/2026🦋 SAVE THE DATE / RESERVA LA FECHA X Biology of Butterflies + IX Encontro de Lepidoptera Neotropicais 📅 30 Mar–3 Apr 2027 📍 Unicamp, Campinas, BR #bobelen2027 #lepidoptera #science #unicamp #butterflies 🇧🇷 Mais informações em breve / 🇪🇸 Más infos pronto / 🇺🇸 More informations soon 364
Reposted by Denise D Dell'Agliojim mallet @wtf-r-species.bsky.social · 05/04/2026@heliconians It's nice to see a Heliconius butterfly on the cover of "Evolution" again! Elizabeth Hodge et al. 2026, on why Heliconius are smarter than other butterflies. doi.org/10.1093/evol... 0204
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioBenito Wainwright @benitoexplains.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Introducing the campest katydid of all time. 🦄💅🏽👸💞 Why would this animal (Arota festae) have evolved this way, other than to look utterly fabulous? We have unleashed some (slightly whacky) thoughts, now out in @esajournals.bsky.social. Photo credit: @zekerowe.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... 1/n 27522
Reposted by Denise D Dell'Aglioeahodge.bsky.social @eahodge.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Excited that my 2nd MSc paper is out in @journal-evo.bsky.social 🦋🎉 doi.org/10.1093/evol... We find Heliconius’ impressive visual memory is not due to increased visual-structure investment over that of their outgroup relatives, but instead consistent with specialisation of the central circuitry. 14611
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioDigital Naturalism Laboratories @dinalab.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Some sad news to close out the year, our beloved tapir friend, Valencia has died. I wrote a little memorial about her life here: mailchi.mp/e9c87190f578... But I'll share some nice photos here too 372
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioDepartment of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · 10/12/2025 🎉 Congratulations to Professor Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social winner of a @zslscience.bsky.social Scientific Medal! Read more: bit.ly/4a9AD9J 3253
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioThe Company of Biologists @biologists.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Thank you Denise Dalbosco Dell'Aglio @ficusorganensis.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social for sharing your experience of fee-free #OA publishing @jexpbiol.bsky.social via our #ReadAndPublish agreement @bristolbiosci.bsky.social Read Denise’s paper: bit.ly/4977c7N See all institutions bit.ly/3O7BxGi 094
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioStephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Now in its birthday suit with videos journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/... And an interview with @ficusorganensis.bsky.social! journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...journals.biologists.comECR Spotlight – Denise Dalbosco Dell'AglioABSTRACT. ECR Spotlight is a series of interviews with early-career authors from a selection of papers published in Journal of Experimental Biology and aims to promote not only the diversity of early-... 0102
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioNicola Nadeau @nicolanadeau.bsky.social · 23/10/2025We are looking for a physics/maths graduate with an interest in biology, or a biology graduate with strong computational/mathematical skills/interests, to join us as a PhD student working on biomechanical modelling of butterfly wing scale structure formation www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 01013
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioStephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Another is this hovering flight where they dance back and forth around before landing, again they do this repeatedly in a feeding bout… they also do it to artificial flowers that lack floral odours… 5/n 184
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioStephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 21/10/2025One pronounced behaviour are circular flights around a floral resource, where they turn back on themselves in a loop. They do this repeatedly while feeding; loop, feed, repeat… 4/n 194
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioStephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Really like this paper, led by @ficusorganensis.bsky.social, the supplementary videos aren’t up yet but will post them when I’m back in the office! 1258
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioQuil @quilbug.bsky.social · 04/09/2025Insectember day 4: Heliconius clysonymus Common name: Montane longwing Bug with hat, my go-to apparently 🎨 #insectember2025 #anthro #bugart 621065
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioDigital Naturalism Laboratories @dinalab.bsky.social · 25/08/2025The Ñeque-Oke celebration for #InternationalAgoutiDay went really really well! 061
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioNature [Unofficial] @nature.com.web.brid.gy · 14/08/2025nature.comBrazilian PhD students opt out of US research opportunitiesNature, Published online: 14 August 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02486-x At least 96 students who had planned to conduct graduate research in the United States have changed their intended destination, citing hostile immigration and science policies. 001
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioNicol Rueda @nicolr.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Happy to share that the second edition of our course will take place in Argentina from November 24th to 28th. Application deadline: September 1st, 2025. biodiversitygenomicslatam.weebly.com 0137
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioStephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 10/07/2025New from @gadusmo.bsky.social’s PhD thesis 👐🏼 with @dickmerrill.bsky.social, Jake Morris, Camilo Salazar and Carolina Pardo-Díaz ‘Repeated evolution of reduced visual investment at the onset of ecological speciation in high-altitude #Heliconius butterflies’ 1/n 🧪 academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...academic.oup.comRepeated evolution of reduced visual investment at the onset of ecological speciation in high-altitude Heliconius butterfliesAbstract. Colonization of new habitats is typically followed by divergent selection acting on traits that are immediately important for fitness. For exampl 13912
Denise D Dell'Aglio @ficusorganensis.bsky.social · 07/06/2025media.tenor.coma woman in a pink feather boa is smilingAlt: Gal Costa, brazilian singer, in pink feathers is singing at the 80's. 010
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioStephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 04/06/2025🚨Anyone want a job?🚨 We have two #postdocs up for grabs! 🧪 - cell developmental biology/#evodevo/#neuroevodevo - bioinformatics and molecular biology Both working on brain evolution in Heliconiini butterflies Details below! Please repost 🙏 1/n 16796
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioJoana Meier @joanameier.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Do you use Darwin Tree of Life (DToL) genomes for your work or grant applications? If so, can you please fill out this form? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... We are gathering info on how DToL genomes are used. It will help us raise money to continue producing publicly available high-quality genomes.docs.google.comDarwin Tree of Life Impact AssessmentThis form is used to share information within DToL about case studies, ongoing research, and funding awards that demonstrate the impact the Darwin Tree of Life consortium project has had on Global and... 04970
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioMarc Somssich @somssich.bsky.social · 27/01/2025📜 Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) genome provides new insights into convergent evolution of caffeine biosynthesis 🧑🔬 Federico A. Vignale, Andrea Hernandez Garcia, Todd J. Barkman, Adrian G. Turjanski, et al. 📔 @elife.bsky.social 🔗 elifesciences.org/articles/104... #️⃣ #PlantSciene #PlantMetabolismelifesciences.orgYerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) genome provides new insights into convergent evolution of caffeine biosynthesisDNA sequencing of the yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) genome reveals convergent genomic changes, biochemical pathways, mutations, and substrate-binding orientations responsible for caffeine biosynthe... 0115
Denise D Dell'Aglio @ficusorganensis.bsky.social · 04/12/2024Meu aniversário, aceito mimos @pt.letterboxd.social 000
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioStephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 26/11/2024#Butterfly people - do any of you know any references for the ways in which butterflies fly around flowers when feeding? 🙏🏻 I can’t much but I find it hard to believe some diligent flutterologist hasn’t sketched this out… 143
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioBiodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Data Paper in ESA Ecology with native range maps for 10,000+ butterfly species 🦋 worldwide by Barnabas H. Daru 👉 doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... 🌐 05923
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioDigital Naturalism Laboratories @dinalab.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Do you live in or around the fantastically strange place, Gamboa? Did you used to? If so hit me up and I'll add you to this pack! go.bsky.app/U5RmCPj 051
Reposted by Denise D Dell'AglioJoe Hanly @hanliconius.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Hey Lepidoptera folks, here’s a Starter Pack of Lepidopterologists! If you want to be added (or removed), just @ me with your favourite: #buttetflies? #moths? go.bsky.app/U3HPgpW 133222
Reposted by Denise D Dell'Agliodavid @davidsh.bsky.social · 13/09/2024Portuguese is a beautiful language. So nuanced 🙌 14583602336