William J. Palmer

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.

TL;DR: The phylogenetic position of myriapods allows us to identify where in arthropod phylogeny several particular molecular mechanisms and traits emerged, and concludes that juvenile hormone signalling evolved with the emergence of the exoskeleton in the arthropods and that RR-1 containing cuticle proteins evolved in the lineage leading to Mandibulata.

TL;DR: It is found that mosquito gut typically has a very simple gut microbiota that is dominated by a single bacterial taxon, which may be an important factor in causing differences in disease transmission rates within mosquito populations.

TL;DR: The sequence and annotation of the M. sexta genome, and a survey of gene expression in various tissues and developmental stages, provide an important new resource from a well-studied model insect species and will facilitate further biochemical and mechanistic experimental studies of many biological systems in insects.

TL;DR: Using comparative genomics, the immune system of all the major groups of arthropods beyond insects for the first time is characterized—studying five chelicerates, a myriapod, and a crustacean, finding clear traces of an ancient origin of innate immunity.