People
These are the people currently working in the Reed Lab. Scroll to the bottom for a list of lab alumni.
Robert D. Reed
Principal Investigator
I am interested in the genes and developmental processes that drive the evolution of animal morphology.
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Emily Daniels
Seasonal polyphenism in buckeye butterflies
I am interested in how the environment experienced by animals during development can impact gene expression and, ultimately, phenotypes. My current study system is seasonal wing color change in Buckeye butterflies (Junonia coenia).
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Arnaud Martin
Heliconius wing pattern development and genetics
I am interested in the proximate causes of morphological evolution, with particular emphasis on the developmental mechanisms of pattern formation and how they evolve.
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Susan Finkbeiner
Social behavior of Heliconius butterflies
Communal behavior in adult butterflies is rare, yet many Heliconius form gregarious roosts in which they repeatedly gather at a specific location to roost for the night. I aim to identify the adaptive function of gregarious roosting in Heliconius in order to understand the ecological pressures that contribute to the evolution of social behavior.
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James Lewis
Evolution and development of the wing pattern ground plan
I am working to better understand the developmental basis of the lepidopteran color pattern ground plan - how it originated, how it works, and how it has evolved in the major butterfly lineages.
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