Chris Jiggins

Chris Jiggins is a Fellow at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the School of Biological Sciences. His research focuses on evolution, speciation, evolutionary genomics, and insect evolution. He investigates various aspects of Heliconius evolutionary biology, including the evolutionary developmental biology of wing patterning, the genetic and behavioural basis for speciation, the sensory ecology of mimicry, and the analysis of the Heliconius melpomene genome. His work employs techniques such as genome sequencing, transcriptomics, behavioural analysis, gas chromatography, and metabolomics.

Chris D. Jiggins is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Cambridge, specializing in the study of speciation and hybridization. His research focuses on the genetic mechanisms underlying evolutionary processes, particularly in butterflies. Jiggins investigates how genomic factors such as introgression, supergenes, and chromosomal rearrangements contribute to speciation and adaptive traits. His work often centers on Heliconius butterflies, examining the role of mimicry, color patterns, and reproductive isolation in evolutionary divergence. By integrating genomic and ecological approaches, Jiggins explores the dynamics of speciation with gene flow and the genetic architecture of adaptive traits.