Paul M. Brakefield

University of Cambridge — United Kingdom

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

71h-index17.7kcitations333works8.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Plant and animal studies(173), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior(106), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy(75), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(70), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research(64)

Publications332 total

Larval growth rate is not a major determinant of adult wing shape and eyespot size in the seasonally polyphenic butterfly <i>Melanitis leda</i>
PeerJ·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Seasonal plasticity in sympatric <i>Bicyclus</i> butterflies in a tropical forest where temperature does not predict rainfall
Biotropica·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Zygosity-based sex determination in a butterfly drives hypervariability of <i>Masculinizer</i>
Science Advances·2024· 16 citedOpen Access
Phenotypic plasticity in tropical butterflies is linked to climatic seasonality on a macroevolutionary scale
Evolution·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Larval growth rate affects wing shape more than eyespot size in the seasonally polyphenic butterfly <i>Melanitis leda</i>
2023Open Access
Miocene Climate and Habitat Change Drove Diversification in<i>Bicyclus</i>, Africa’s Largest Radiation of Satyrine Butterflies
Systematic Biology·2021· 29 citedOpen Access
The Flexibility of Butterfly Wing Color Patterns and Evolution in Morphospace
Princeton University Press eBooks·2021
Predictability of temporal variation in climate and the evolution of seasonal polyphenism in tropical butterfly communities
Journal of Evolutionary Biology·2021· 24 citedOpen Access
Seasonal environments drive convergent evolution of a faster pace‐of‐life in tropical butterflies
Ecology Letters·2020· 16 citedOpen Access
A release from developmental bias accelerates morphological diversification in butterfly eyespots
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2020· 19 citedOpen Access
Research data supporting "A release from developmental bias accelerates morphological diversification in butterfly eyespots"
Apollo (University of Cambridge)·2020Open Access
Complex multi-trait responses to multivariate environmental cues in a seasonal butterfly
Evolutionary Ecology·2020· 20 cited
Complex multi-trait responses to multivariate environmental cues in a seasonal butterfly
Figshare·2020Open Access
Complex multi-trait responses to multivariate environmental cues in a seasonal butterfly
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2020Open Access
Decision letter: Plasticity and evolutionary convergence in the locomotor skeleton of Greater Antillean Anolis lizards
2020Open Access
Seasonal environments drive convergent evolution of a faster pace-of-life in tropical butterflies
2020· 4 citedOpen Access
Surprisingly long body length of the lungworm Parafilaroides gymnurus from common seals of the Dutch North Sea
Parasitology Research·2020· 4 cited
A release from developmental bias accelerates morphological diversification in butterfly eyespots
2020· 2 citedOpen Access
To mate, or not to mate: The evolution of reproductive diapause facilitates insect radiation into African savannahs in the Late Miocene
Journal of Animal Ecology·2020· 25 citedOpen Access
Convergent evolution of life-history traits in Mycalesina butterflies
Figshare·2020Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Bas J. Zwaan(12), Vernon French(7), Patrícia Beldade(6), Caroline M. Nieberding(4), Fanja Kesbeke(4), Cerisse E. Allen(4), Klaus Fischer(3), Ilik J. Saccheri(3), Sean B. Carroll(2), Kees G. Koops(2), NICO REITSMA(2), Anne Lyytinen(2), Johanna Mappes(2), Hélène de Vos(2), Erik Hedenström(2), Christer Löfstedt(2), Peter W. de Jong(2), Nicola M. Marples(2), P. Bernhardt Koch(2), Marjo Saastamoinen(2)