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The Evolution of Butterfly Eyespot Patterns” Registration Form

Target audience: General audience, anyone with an interest in the topic.
Recommended for 10 years old and over [対象10歳以上]

Title: The Evolution of Butterfly Eyespot Patterns | ちょうちょの「目玉もよう」のひみつ

Abstract: Nature is filled with organisms with intricate and beautiful features
- but how do they evolve for the first time? We will provide an overview of our studies on eyespots on the wings of butterflies: how they originated and evolved for the first time, and how they are used in interactions with predators and in mate attraction.

Speaker Profile: Professor Antónia Monteiro received her BSc from the University of Lisbon (1992) and her PhD from the University of Edinburgh (1997). She did postdoctoral work both at Harvard and Leiden Universities. She held faculty positions at the University at Buffalo, Yale University, and Yale-NUS College in Singapore. Currently she holds an endowed professorship in the Department of Biological Sciences at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Her research interests focus on the evolution of novel complex traits in organisms, with a special focus on the evolution and development of butterfly wing color patterns.
Antónia is hosted by OIST's Visiting Program (TSVP).

Language: English with Japanese consecutive interpretation　〈日本語訳あり〉

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