
Gerard Talavera
@gerardtalavera
Research group @IBB_botanic @CSIC studying ecology and evolution of butterflies and migratory insects.
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🚨 In 2013 researcher Gerard Talavera spotted a group of #PaintedLady butterflies in the beaches of #FrenchGuiana But this species does not occur in South America, how did they get there? Well, a new discovery shows that the butterflies flew across the Atlantic Ocean! 🌊 🧵⬇️


Come work with us Institut Botànic de Barcelona! The #postdoctoral researcher will be co-supervised by Aurora Ruiz-Herrera and will work in close collaboration with Genoma Hub CSIC. Please contact me ([email protected]) if you have any questions about this postdoctoral offer! MOMENTUM CSIC


📢PhD Position available! Our lab Institut Botànic de Barcelona is recruiting a PhD student to work on Butterfly Migration Genomics 🦋🌍 📝Apply by: 15th September 2024 🔬Lab: phylomigrationlab.com ℹ️More details: ibb.csic.es/en/2024/08/phd…



How did the Quaternary ice ages shape W Palearctic biodiversity? Using 31,000+🧬sequences of ~500 butterfly🦋 species we objectively identified glacial refugia, colonization routes, and dispersal barriers at an unprecedented level! Out in Science Advances! doi.org/10.1126/sciadv…




It’s not the head, it’s the butt! Meet a completely unknown organism: a blow fly (Calliphoridae) that evolved social integration in termite nests using a false termite head in the posterior part of the body. Current Biology cell.com/current-biolog… 👇



New paper! We uncover the intriguing biogeographic history behind the Holarctic disjunct distributions in Vanessa butterflies. Led by Aleix Palahí i Torres (he/they) #butterflymigration #insectmigration #biogeography #evolution #PhyloMigrationLab Institut Botànic de Barcelona CSIC Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
