José Antonio Borrero

Evolution of the olfactory system during the radiation of Heliconiini butterflies Abstract. Sensory system evolution plays a crucial role in shaping species’ interactions with their environment, yet the extent to which olfactory system d

New paper out! A nice collaboration.
We explore how olfactory brain structures and receptors evolved across this remarkable group, Heliconiini butterflies.

07.10.2025 18:43 — 👍 25    🔁 10    💬 1    📌 2

Very interesting work from @borreroja.bsky.social on the unique foraging behaviours of #Heliconius!

19.09.2025 21:47 — 👍 12    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

José Borrero from Richard Merrill's lab studies how the visual acuity changes with age in different species of Heliconius butterflies and how it is related to brain morphology and neurogenesis. #dzg2025
@borreroja.bsky.social
@dickmerrill.bsky.social

12.09.2025 10:45 — 👍 16    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

@borreroja.bsky.social shows how ecological divergence & post-eclosion brain dev shape visual performance in Heliconius butterflies. Speciation often related to transitions closed /open forest
#ESEB2025 @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social @ebablab.bsky.social @alealisousa.bsky.social @r3rt0.bsky.social

19.08.2025 13:57 — 👍 12    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Great thank you!

15.08.2025 17:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🙋‍♂️

15.08.2025 10:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

🚨Anyone want a job?🚨
We have two #postdocs up for grabs! 🧪
- cell developmental biology/#evodevo/#neuroevodevo
- bioinformatics and molecular biology
Both working on brain evolution in Heliconiini butterflies
Details below! Please repost 🙏 1/n

04.06.2025 09:51 — 👍 67    🔁 96    💬 1    📌 7

Just over a week left to apply for this. Please get the word out there and tell your students :)

23.05.2025 09:10 — 👍 13    🔁 22    💬 0    📌 0

Distinct evolutionary trajectories of two integration centres, the central complex and mushroom bodies, across Heliconiini butterflies Neural circuits have evolved to produce cognitive processes that facilitate a species variable behavioural repertoire. Underlying this variation are evolutionary forces, such as selection, that operat...

Really happy to share our new preprint on the central complex of Heliconiini butterflies www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1.... Check it out!
@neuroethology.org @brainevolutionnews.bsky.social @prelights.bsky.social @tibbe-evolneuro.bsky.social #brainevolution #heliconius #centralcomplex

07.05.2025 15:30 — 👍 37    🔁 17    💬 2    📌 1

We are excited to announce that the winner of this year’s #BiologyLetters #ECR Competition is Jose Borrero. Read "Weighting of sensory cues reflect changing patterns of visual investment during ecological divergence in Heliconius butterflies" here: ow.ly/UqYc50UCnVU @borreroja.bsky.social

13.01.2025 10:46 — 👍 41    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 4