The Biology of Butterflies (BOB) has grown since the 1970s into the world’s premier Lepidoptera forum. For the first time, BOB will cross the South Atlanti...

Opportunities Below are the positions currently open in our lab. Open PhD position (full time) Comparative and Population Genomics of Butterflies at High Elevations. The project aims to understand …

Abstract. Phenotypic evolution is shaped by phylogenetic history, ecology and biomechanical constraints. Butterfly wings offer an ideal system to explore t

Opportunities Below are the positions currently open in our lab. Regular open positions If you have an exciting research idea and are interested in applying for your own funding, feel free to get i…

Story by Irena Klečková, Daniel Linke, Mar Repullés, Sarah Reiff, Alena Sucháčková & Pável Matos The first half of 2026 is shaping up to be an exciting time for our lab. From fieldwork and muse…

Predation is a key driver of speciation and phenotypic diversification, yet how antipredator traits evolve and persist over evolutionary time remains poorly understood. We generated target sequence ca...

Opportunities Below are the positions currently open in our lab. Fully-funded PhD position The project aims to understand rapid evolution and adaptation in white butterflies flying at high elevatio…

Antipredator defenses typically act at distinct stages of the predation sequence—encounter, identification, approach, and subjugation. However, their effectiveness has rarely been quantified and comp...

Opportunities Below are the positions currently open in our lab. PhD position (full-time doctoral funding) We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to join our team. The goal of the project is…

1. Phenotypic evolution is shaped by phylogenetic, ecological and biomechanical constraints. Butterfly wings offer an ideal system to explore these constraints as their evolution is strongly influence...