S. Ebdon

Genomic regions of current low hybridisation mark long-term barriers to gene flow in scarce swallowtail butterflies

The paper investigates long-term gene flow barriers in hybridising swallowtail butterflies using whole-genome sequencing data, finding that regions of low recent hybridisation are enriched for long-term barriers to divergence.

The genome sequence of the scarce swallowtail, Iphiclides podalirius

This paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly for the scarce swallowtail butterfly and reports a negative correlation between chromosome length and heterozygosity at fourfold-degenerate sites.

Estimating the rates of crossover and gene conversion from individual genomes

The paper introduces heRho, a method to co-estimate crossover and gene conversion rates from individual genomes, showing accurate estimation and potential bias in previous crossover-only models.

The Pleistocene species pump past its prime: evidence from European butterfly sister species

The paper estimates divergence times for European butterfly sister species using genome-wide transcriptome data, finding most diverged before the Pleistocene and showing contact zones are not limited to early speciation stages.