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James J. Lewis

Researcher at Cornell University

Publications -  33
Citations -  2253

James J. Lewis is an academic researcher from Cornell University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Heliconius & Biology. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 24 publications receiving 1854 citations. Previous affiliations of James J. Lewis include University of California, Irvine & Virginia Tech.

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Butterfly genome reveals promiscuous exchange of mimicry adaptations among species

Kanchon K. Dasmahapatra, +83 more
- 05 Jul 2012 - 
TL;DR: It is inferred that closely related Heliconius species exchange protective colour-pattern genes promiscuously, implying that hybridization has an important role in adaptive radiation.
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Parallel evolution of ancient, pleiotropic enhancers underlies butterfly wing pattern mimicry.

TL;DR: The functionally characterized 5 enhancers of the red color pattern gene in Heliconius found to be necessary for color patterning and influence multiple elements of wing patterning rather than driving distinct wing pattern modules, supporting a model of color pattern evolution in HelIconius where changes to ancient, multifunctional cis-regulatory elements underlie adaptive radiation.