Behavioral Ecology and Macroevolution
Juliette Rubin
Current Mentees
Emma Wagner is an MS student studying the visual perception of iridescence.
John Morrow is an MS student studying bird-butterfly interactions.
Dr. Andy Dang recently joined as a postdoc in the lab studying the evolution of structural coloration
Jason Mongru is an undergraduate student studying iridescence microstructures
Previous Mentees
Leo Camino (left) and Yanileth López-Tocoaman (right) studied the developmental plasticity of iridescence. They are currently PhD students at Duke University and Virginia Tech, respectively.
Pushkar Wagh (left) and Greta Hernández (right) investigated the role of iridescence in thermoregulation. Pushkar is now a PhD student at Stockholm University and Greta continues to do awesome iridescence work at STRI.
Jasmine Watkins was co-advised with Dr. Ummat Somjee. Her project focused on the biomechanical implications of leg loss in matador bugs.
Additional Team Members and Support
Our projects would not be possible without the incredible support and hard work of many people from multiple labs across the globe.
Butterfly Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics Research Lab, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute:
Owen McMillan (Principle Investigator)
Rémi Mauxion (Research Manager)
Butterfly rearing team: Daniela Hernandez Cuadra, Makuri Jastes, John Nguyen, Paola Angélica Soto Mendez, Abby Williams
Smithsonian Bat Lab, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute:
Rachel Page (Principle Investigator)
Gregg Cohen (Research Manager)
Jorge Medina-Madrid (Research technician)
Kawahara Lab, University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History, McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity:
Akito Kawahara (Principle Investigator)
Phylogenomics collaborators: Paul Masonick, David Plotkin
Collections collaborators: Sajan KC, Anisha Sapkota