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From: Freerk Molleman <fremol@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 7:07 PM
Subject: Butterfly research
To: YETI <meet.yeti@xxxxxxxxx>
Dear Ecologists and Evolutionary Biologists,
We are looking for collaborators to sample common evening brown butterflies
(*Melanitis leda*) as part of the NCN-funded project “Success of a
widespread butterfly: Local adaptation or phenotypic plasticity?”
https://melanitisleda.amu.edu.pl/. This species occurs throughout Africa
and the Austral-Asian region, and is often common. To reconstruct the
phylogeography of the species, we are gathering a few *specimens on ethanol
for genomic analysis* from sites across the entire range. The samples from
India will be gathered at IISER-TVM in the lab of Ullasa Kodandaramaiah and
analyzed in India.
We are also interested in *documenting colorations* of this species in
different parts of its range. Sampling consists of trapping butterflies and
photographing them against a standard grey card in the field. We are also
interested in photographs of collected specimens or taken in the wild. We
offer co-authorship for time series and have funding to supply butterfly
traps and grey cards.
The sampling can be done in natural habitats as well as in gardens and
plantations where permits are not needed.
If interested, please contact Freerk Molleman at fremol@xxxxxxxxxx.
Warm greetings,
Freerk
