William Owen McMillan

Works (13)

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2021 journal article

Disruption of the odorant coreceptor Orco impairs foraging and host finding behaviors in the New World screwworm fly

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 11(1).

By: D. Paulo *, A. Junqueira *, A. Arp *, A. Vieira *, J. Ceballos *, S. Skoda, A. Perez-de-Leon*, A. Sagel ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Diptera / metabolism; Diptera / physiology; Feeding Behavior; Host-Seeking Behavior; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Mutation; Phylogeny; Receptors, Odorant / genetics; Receptors, Odorant / metabolism; Smell
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 28, 2021

2019 journal article

Interplay between Developmental Flexibility and Determinism in the Evolution of Mimetic Heliconius Wing Patterns

CURRENT BIOLOGY, 29(23), 3996-+.

By: C. Concha *, R. Wallbank*, J. Hanly *, J. Fenner*, L. Livraghi *, E. Rivera*, D. Paulo *, C. Arias * ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Evolution; Biological Mimicry; Butterflies / growth & development; Phenotype; Pigmentation; Selection, Genetic; Wings, Animal / growth & development; Wings, Animal / physiology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 16, 2019

2011 journal article

MATE PREFERENCE ACROSS THE SPECIATION CONTINUUM IN A CLADE OF MIMETIC BUTTERFLIES

EVOLUTION, 65(5), 1489–1500.

By: R. Merrill *, Z. Gompert *, L. Dembeck n, M. Kronforst *, W. McMillan  n & C. Jiggins *

author keywords: Assortative mating; Heliconius; mate choice; reproductive isolation; speciation
MeSH headings : Animals; Bayes Theorem; Biological Evolution; Butterflies / classification; Butterflies / genetics; Butterflies / physiology; Central America; DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics; Ecuador; Female; Genes, Insect; Male; Mating Preference, Animal; Peru; Polymorphism, Genetic; Sequence Alignment; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Species Specificity
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Wing patterning gene redefines the mimetic history of Heliconius butterflies

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 108(49), 19666–19671.

By: H. Hines n, B. Counterman *, R. Papa *, P. Moura *, M. Cardoso*, M. Linares*, J. Mallet *, R. Reed * ...

author keywords: Mullerian mimicry; population genetics; phylogeography
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

optix Drives the Repeated Convergent Evolution of Butterfly Wing Pattern Mimicry

SCIENCE, 333(6046), 1137–1141.

By: R. Reed *, R. Papa *, A. Martin *, H. Hines n, B. Counterman *, C. Pardo-Diaz *, C. Jiggins *, N. Chamberlain* ...

MeSH headings : Adaptation, Biological; Animals; Biological Evolution; Butterflies / anatomy & histology; Butterflies / genetics; Butterflies / growth & development; Evolution, Molecular; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Genes, Insect; Genetic Variation; Genome, Insect; Homeodomain Proteins / genetics; Insect Proteins / genetics; Linkage Disequilibrium; Molecular Sequence Data; Moths / genetics; Phenotype; Pigmentation / genetics; Regulatory Elements, Transcriptional; Selection, Genetic; Species Specificity; Transcription Factors / genetics; Transcription, Genetic; Wings, Animal / anatomy & histology; Wings, Animal / growth & development
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Dissecting comimetic radiations in Heliconius reveals divergent histories of convergent butterflies

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 107(16), 7365–7370.

By: S. Quek*, B. Counterman n, P. Moura *, M. Cardoso *, C. Marshall *, W. McMillan  n, M. Kronforst *

author keywords: amplified fragment length polymorphism; Heliconius erato; Heliconius melpomene; Mullerian mimicry; mtDNA
MeSH headings : Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis; Animals; Butterflies / genetics; Butterflies / physiology; Cluster Analysis; DNA, Mitochondrial / metabolism; Evolution, Molecular; Geography; Likelihood Functions; Models, Genetic; Molecular Sequence Data; Phenotype; Phylogeny; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length; Species Specificity; Time Factors
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Genomic hotspots for adaptation: The population genetics of Mullerian mimicry in Heliconius erato

PLoS Genetics, 6(4).

By: B. Counterman, F. Araujo-Perez, H. Hines, S. Baxter, C. Morrison, D. Lindstrom, R. Papa, L. Ferguson ...

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Genomic hotspots for adaptation: The population genetics of Mullerian mimicry in the Heliconius melpomene Clade

PLoS Genetics, 6(4).

By: S. Baxter, N. Nadeau, L. Maroja, P. Wilkinson, B. Counterman, A. Dawson, M. Beltran, S. Perez-Espona ...

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

HYBRIDIZATION AND INTROGRESSION IN NEW WORLD RED MANGROVES, RHIZOPHORA (RHIZOPHORACEAE)

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, 97(6), 945–957.

By: I. Ceron-Souza *, E. Rivera-Ocasio *, E. Medina *, J. Jimenez, W. McMillan  n & E. Bermingham*

author keywords: Central American Isthmus; evolutionary history; hybridiation; introgression; Rhizophora harrisonii; Rhizophora mangle; Rhizophora racemosa; Rhizophoraceae
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

ButterflyBase: a platform for lepidopteran genomics

NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, 36, D582–D587.

By: A. Papanicolaou *, S. Gebauer-Jung*, M. Blaxter *, W. McMillan * & C. Jiggins *

MeSH headings : Animals; Chromosome Mapping; Databases, Genetic; Expressed Sequence Tags; Genome, Insect; Genomics; Insect Proteins / chemistry; Insect Proteins / genetics; Internet; Lepidoptera / classification; Lepidoptera / genetics; Phylogeny; Proteomics; User-Computer Interface
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Convergent Evolution in the Genetic Basis of Mullerian Mimicry in Heliconius Butterflies

GENETICS, 180(3), 1567–1577.

By: S. Baxter *, R. Papa *, N. Chamberlain*, S. Humphray*, M. Joron *, C. Morrison n, R. Ffrench-Constant *, W. McMillan  n, C. Jiggins*

MeSH headings : Adaptation, Biological / genetics; Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis; Animals; Biomimetics; Body Patterning; Butterflies / physiology; Chromosome Mapping; Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial; Crosses, Genetic; Evolution, Molecular; Genes, Insect; Genetic Drift; Genetic Linkage; Genetic Markers; Genetic Variation; Phenotype; Predatory Behavior; Selection, Genetic; Wings, Animal / anatomy & histology; Wings, Animal / physiology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Dispersal, recruitment and migratory behaviour in a hawksbill sea turtle aggregation

MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 17(3), 839–853.

By: X. Velez-Zuazo *, W. Ramos*, R. Dam, C. Diez, A. Abreu-Grobois * & W. Mcmillan  n

author keywords: conservation genetics; Eretmochelys imbricata; mitochondrial DNA; mixed stock analysis; Mona Island; natal homing
MeSH headings : Age Factors; Animal Migration; Animals; Bayes Theorem; DNA, Mitochondrial / chemistry; DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics; Female; Genetic Variation; Haplotypes; Male; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Polymorphism, Genetic; Puerto Rico; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sex Factors; Turtles / anatomy & histology; Turtles / genetics; Turtles / physiology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Highly conserved gene order and numerous novel repetitive elements in genomic regions linked to wing pattern variation in Heliconius butterflies

BMC GENOMICS, 9.

By: R. Papa *, C. Morrison*, J. Walters *, B. Counterman n, R. Chen *, G. Halder *, L. Ferguson *, N. Chamberlain* ...

MeSH headings : Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis; Animals; Base Sequence; Butterflies / genetics; Chromosome Walking; Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial; Conserved Sequence; DNA / genetics; Gene Order; Genes, Insect; Genetic Linkage; Genetic Markers; Phenotype; Pigmentation / genetics; Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; Sequence Analysis; Synteny; Wings, Animal
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018