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Overview

Camilo Salazar is affiliated with Universidad del Rosario in Colombia and conducts research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, and Insect Science.

Their research topics cover a diverse range of subjects related to animal biology and genetics, with particular emphasis on:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Salazar's publication record includes papers in prominent journals and preprint series. Some recent works include:

  • "Selective sweeps on novel and introgressed variation shape mimicry loci in a butterfly adaptive radiation" (2020, PLoS Biology)
  • "Hybrid speciation driven by multilocus introgression of ecological traits" (2024, Nature)
  • "Cortex cis-regulatory switches establish scale colour identity and pattern diversity in Heliconius" (2021, eLife)
  • "Chemical signals act as the main reproductive barrier between sister and mimetic Heliconius butterflies" (2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • "Adaptive introgression of a visual preference gene" (2024, Science)

Frequent co-authors include Carolina Pardo-Díaz, Richard M. Merrill, Chris D. Jiggins, Nicol Rueda-M, and W. Owen McMillan. These collaborations have contributed to a collective focus on evolutionary biology, genetics, and ecological interactions in insect species, particularly butterflies.

Salazar's publications are frequently found in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Nature, and Science. These journals and platforms indicate an engagement with both preliminary and peer-reviewed scientific discourse across multiple aspects of evolutionary and ecological research.

Best Publications

  • Butterfly genome reveals promiscuous exchange of mimicry adaptations among species

    Kanchon K. Dasmahapatra;James R. Walters;Adriana D. Briscoe

  • Genome-wide evidence for speciation with gene flow in Heliconius butterflies

    Simon H. Martin;Kanchon K. Dasmahapatra;Kanchon K. Dasmahapatra;Nicola J. Nadeau;Camilo Salazar

  • Genomic architecture and introgression shape a butterfly radiation

    Nathaniel B. Edelman;Paul B. Frandsen;Paul B. Frandsen;Michael Miyagi;Bernardo Clavijo

  • Chromosomal rearrangements maintain a polymorphic supergene controlling butterfly mimicry

    Mathieu Joron;Lise Frezal;Robert T. Jones;Nicola L. Chamberlain

  • Speciation by hybridization in Heliconius butterflies

    Jesús Mavárez;Camilo A. Salazar;Eldredge Bermingham;Christian Salcedo

  • Adaptive introgression across species boundaries in Heliconius butterflies.

    Carolina Pardo-Diaz;Camilo Salazar;Camilo Salazar;Simon W. Baxter;Claire Merot

  • Recombination rate variation shapes barriers to introgression across butterfly genomes.

    Simon H. Martin;John W. Davey;Camilo Salazar;Chris D. Jiggins

  • The gene cortex controls mimicry and crypsis in butterflies and moths

    Nicola J. Nadeau;Nicola J. Nadeau;Carolina Pardo-Diaz;Annabel Whibley;Annabel Whibley;Megan A. Supple;Megan A. Supple

  • Complex modular architecture around a simple toolkit of wing pattern genes

    Steven M Van Belleghem;Steven M Van Belleghem;Pasi Rastas;Alexie Papanicolaou;Simon H Martin

  • Genome-wide patterns of divergence and gene flow across a butterfly radiation

    Nicola J. Nadeau;Simon H. Martin;Krzysztof M. Kozak;Camilo Salazar;Camilo Salazar;Camilo Salazar

  • Blastocystis subtyping and its association with intestinal parasites in children from different geographical regions of Colombia

    Camilo Salazar;Van Belleghem Sm;Rastas P;Papanicolaou A

  • Evolutionary Novelty in a Butterfly Wing Pattern through Enhancer Shuffling.

    Richard W. R. Wallbank;Richard W. R. Wallbank;Simon W. Baxter;Carolina Pardo-Diaz;Carolina Pardo-Diaz;Carolina Pardo-Diaz;Joseph J. Hanly;Joseph J. Hanly

  • Hybrid trait speciation and Heliconius butterflies

    Chris D Jiggins;Camilo Salazar;Mauricio Linares;Jesus Mavarez

  • Hybrid sterility, Haldane's rule and speciation in Heliconius cydno and H. melpomene.

    Russell E Naisbit;Chris D Jiggins;Chris D Jiggins;Mauricio Linares;Camilo Salazar

  • Towards the identification of the loci of adaptive evolution.

    Carolina Pardo-Diaz;Camilo Salazar;Christopher David Jiggins

  • Sex-Linked Hybrid Sterility in a Butterfly

    Chris D. Jiggins;Mauricio Linares;Rusell E. Naisbit;Camilo A. Salazar

  • Genetic evidence for hybrid trait speciation in heliconius butterflies.

    Camilo A. Salazar;Simon W. Baxter;Carolina Pardo-Diaz;Carolina Pardo-Diaz;Grace Wu

  • Genomic architecture of adaptive color pattern divergence and convergence in Heliconius butterflies

    Megan A. Supple;Megan A. Supple;Heather M. Hines;Heather M. Hines;Kanchon Kumar Dasmahapatra;Kanchon Kumar Dasmahapatra;James J. Lewis

  • Assortative mating preferences among hybrids offers a route to hybrid speciation.

    Maria C. Melo;Camilo A. Salazar;Chris D. Jiggins;Mauricio Linares

  • Peace in Colombia is a critical moment for Neotropical connectivity and conservation: Save the northern Andes–Amazon biodiversity bridge

    Nicola Clerici;Camilo Salazar;Carolina Pardo-Díaz;Chris D. Jiggins

  • Natural selection and genetic diversity in the butterfly Heliconius melpomene

    Simon Henry Martin;Markus Möst;William J. Palmer;Camilo Salazar

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris D. Jiggins
Chris D. Jiggins University of Cambridge
W. Owen McMillan
W. Owen McMillan Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Mathieu Joron
Mathieu Joron University of Montpellier
James Mallet
James Mallet Harvard University
Kanchon K. Dasmahapatra
Kanchon K. Dasmahapatra University of York
Mark Blaxter
Mark Blaxter Wellcome Sanger Institute
Marcus R. Kronforst
Marcus R. Kronforst University of Chicago
Eldredge Bermingham
Eldredge Bermingham Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Nick Patterson
Nick Patterson Harvard University
Bernd Büchner
Bernd Büchner Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research

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