Rona Learmonth
@rona-learmonth.bsky.social
DPhil student at the University of Oxford.
Studying local adaptation and phenology in the winter moth 🦋🌿
Studying local adaptation and phenology in the winter moth 🦋🌿
Our study demonstrates that close synchrony between winter moths and oaks can be maintained at fine spatial scales without strong local adaptation, advancing our understanding of mechanisms maintaining synchrony - and how they may respond to climate change
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Our study demonstrates that close synchrony between winter moths and oaks can be maintained at fine spatial scales without strong local adaptation, advancing our understanding of mechanisms maintaining synchrony - and how they may respond to climate change
Our whole-genome sequencing of 59 individuals revealed no detectable genetic structure across the population 🧬
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Our whole-genome sequencing of 59 individuals revealed no detectable genetic structure across the population 🧬
Translocation of winter moth clutches to trees with up to 13 days difference in budburst revealed no fitness differences - suggesting buffering mechanisms may weaken selection on mismatch.
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Translocation of winter moth clutches to trees with up to 13 days difference in budburst revealed no fitness differences - suggesting buffering mechanisms may weaken selection on mismatch.
Our common garden temperature manipulation experiments of 76 clutches showed strikingly consistent relative hatching phenology linked to maternal carry-over effects - but no association with source tree timing 🌳
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Our common garden temperature manipulation experiments of 76 clutches showed strikingly consistent relative hatching phenology linked to maternal carry-over effects - but no association with source tree timing 🌳
We use an integrative approach, combining temperature manipulations, translocation experiments, and whole genome sequencing to investigate the mechanisms maintaining fine-scale synchrony between insect herbivore egg hatching and host tree budburst.
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
We use an integrative approach, combining temperature manipulations, translocation experiments, and whole genome sequencing to investigate the mechanisms maintaining fine-scale synchrony between insect herbivore egg hatching and host tree budburst.