Francesco Cicconardi
@fcicconardi.bsky.social
Naturalista & Evolutionary biologist
🦋🐝🐛🐜🪰
@University of Bristol
🦋🐝🐛🐜🪰
@University of Bristol
Over 4,600 odorant receptors annotated across 70+ Nymphalids (mostly Heliconiinae) and moths!
Our new paper reveals lineage-specific OR expansions/contractions shaping butterfly olfactory evolution.
Huge thanks to @giorgiobianchini and his amazing treeviewer.org
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
Our new paper reveals lineage-specific OR expansions/contractions shaping butterfly olfactory evolution.
Huge thanks to @giorgiobianchini and his amazing treeviewer.org
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
October 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Over 4,600 odorant receptors annotated across 70+ Nymphalids (mostly Heliconiinae) and moths!
Our new paper reveals lineage-specific OR expansions/contractions shaping butterfly olfactory evolution.
Huge thanks to @giorgiobianchini and his amazing treeviewer.org
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
Our new paper reveals lineage-specific OR expansions/contractions shaping butterfly olfactory evolution.
Huge thanks to @giorgiobianchini and his amazing treeviewer.org
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
We find striking lineage specific expansions and contractions...
October 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We find striking lineage specific expansions and contractions...
Finally... Grant proposal submitted!
September 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Finally... Grant proposal submitted!
𝘊𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘱.
September 15, 2025 at 9:34 AM
𝘊𝘳𝘺𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘱.
Probably a Dirphia... From Brazil...
August 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Probably a Dirphia... From Brazil...