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  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Entomology
Butterfly wing patterns have a basic plan to them, which is manipulated by non-coding regulatory DNA to create the diversity of wings seen in different species, according to new research.

Butterfly wing patterns have a basic plan to them, which is manipulated by non-coding regulatory DNA to create the diversity of wings seen in different species, according to new research.

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Christophe Duplais landscape

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Academic focus: Chemical ecology, chemical evolution, agricultural chemistry Research summary: My research program investigates the functional roles of metabolites in plant–insect–microbe interactions. Integrating metabolomics, molecular biology...
  • Agriculture
  • Entomology
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An Ithaca cemetery is home to one of the largest and oldest recorded aggregations of ground nesting bees in the world.

  • Cornell Orchards
  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Entomology