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Keith Willmott
Assistant Curator of Lepidoptera
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity
Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida
Powell Hall on Hull Road
UF Cultural Plaza
PO Box 112710
Gainesville, FL 32611-2710
Tel: (1 352) 273 2012
Fax: (1 352) 392 0479
kwillmott@flmnh.ufl.edu
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Systematics - Evolution - Diversity
of butterflies |
Field work, Ecuador 2010, with field assistant Jamie Robinson Willmott. Photo by Julia Robinson Willmott |
** NEW ** Research Experiences for Undergraduates opportunity for Summer-Fall 2012, funded by NSF, deadline for applications May 25, 2012 - click here for details
RESEARCH
Butterflies of Ecuador
Systematics, ecology and biogeography of the butterflies of one of the world's three most diverse countries. Funded by NSF, USA (4/2007-3/2011).
Systematics and evolution of Ithomiini
Phylogenetic analysis, taxonomic monographs and field studies of a fascinating group of neotropical butterflies. Funded by Leverhulme Trust, UK (7/2001-8/2008).
Tropical Andean Butterfly Diversity Project
Training, databasing and setting priorities for tropical Andean butterfly research and conservation. Funded by the Darwin Initiative, UK (8/2005-12/2008). |
PUBLICATIONS
Publications and downloads
Other publications relevant to butterflies of Ecuador
Recent publications:
Willmott & Hall, 2010, Trop. Lep. Res.: A new species of Dynamine...
Mullen et al., 2010, Proc. R. Soc. London B: Rapid diversification ... in neotropical Adelpha butterflies
de Silva et al., 2010, Mol. Phylog. Evol.: Molecular phylogenetics of ... Oleriina...
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ACADEMIC
Student opportunities at Florida Museum of Natural History
Current students, volunteers and visiting researchers
Courses taught at UF
Volunteer opportunities in Parque Nacional Podocarpus, Ecuador
| RESOURCES
Butterflies of Ecuador Database
Tropical Andean Butterfly Database (including specimens from FLMNH)
Illustrated checklist of Ithomiini
Images of Ithomiini immature stages
Illustrated checklist of butterflies of southeastern Sulawesi |
Research support is acknowledged from:
