Daniel Linke

Daniel Linke
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The Czech Academy of Sciences | AVCR · Biology Centre

Master of Science

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Introduction
I am studying the role of species interactions in the diversification of neotropical skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). The goal of the PhD position is to test competing hypotheses for understanding the evolution of convergent phenotypes and to test potential drivers of phenotypic similarity using geometric morphometrics, AI and behavioural experiments.
Additional affiliations
February 2021 - present
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Position
  • PhD Student
Education
October 2018 - March 2021
TU Dresden
Field of study
  • Hydrobiology
October 2015 - November 2018
TU Dresden
Field of study
  • Biology

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Publications (15)
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Background The endosymbiotic relationship between Wolbachia bacteria and insects has been of interest for many years due to their diverse types of host reproductive phenotypic manipulation and potential role in the host’s evolutionary history and population dynamics. Even though infection rates are high in Lepidoptera and specifically in butterflie...
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Antipredator defences typically act at distinct stages of the predation sequence; encounter, identification, approach, and subjugation. However, their effectiveness has rarely been quantified and compared simultaneously in wild predator-prey systems. We conducted a study in Peru, where we installed aviaries at two localities and recorded the respon...
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Prey often rely on multiple defences against predators, such as flight speed, attack deflection from vital body parts, or unpleasant taste, but our understanding on how often and why they are co-exhibited remains limited. Eudaminae skipper butterflies use fast flight and mechanical defences (hindwing tails), but whether they use other defences like...
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In flying animals, wing morphology is typically assumed to influence flight behaviours. Whether seasonal polymorphism in butterfly morphology is linked to adaptive flight behaviour remains unresolved. Here, we compare the flight behaviours and wing morphologies of the spring and summer forms of two closely related butterfly species, Pieris napi and...
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We present a genome assembly from an individual female Spicauda simplicius (the Plain Longtail butterfly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Hesperiidae). The genome sequence is 610.1 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 32 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z and W sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also bee...
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Freshwater pearl mussels (FPMs, Margaritifera margaritifera, Linnaeus, 1758) are endangered and particularly vulnerable to climate change. To create effective conservation strategies, we studied their thermal tolerance and the impact of elevated water temperatures on growth and survival. Our experiments included field mesocosm studies in five FPM-s...
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(1) Prey often relies on multiple defences to avoid predators, such as difficulty of capture, attack deflection, or unpleasant taste. Eudaminae skipper butterflies rely on behavioural (fast flight) and mechanical defences (hindwing tails), but other defences like unpalatability (consumption deterrence), and the interaction among defences, have not...
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In flying animals, wing morphology is typically assumed to influence flight behaviours. Whether seasonal polymorphism behaviour might be associated with divergent fore wing shapes. Pieris individuals in the spring are small and have elongated fore wings, traits correlate with low fly speed and acceleration, and in butterfly morphology is linked to...
Technical Report
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How cite: Eche Navarro, V. N. P., Hernandez Mejia, J., Linke, D., Salinas Sánchez, L., Matos-Maraví, P. (2023) Birds of Tarapoto (San Martín, Peru). Field Guides, Field Museum, 1640, 12pp. <https://fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/guides/guide/1640>
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Cómo citar: Eche Navarro, V. N. P., Hernandez Mejia, J., Linke, D., Salinas Sánchez, L., Matos-Maraví, P. (2023) Aves de Tarapoto (San Martín, Perú). Field Guides, Field Museum, 1640, 12pp. <https://fieldguides.fieldmuseum.org/es/guias/guia/1640>
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Climate change is a major threat to species worldwide, yet it remains uncertain whether tropical or temperate species are more vulnerable to changing temperatures. To further our understanding of this, we used a standardised field protocol to (1) study the buffering ability (ability to regulate body temperature relative to surrounding air temperatu...
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1. Genomic data are not yet widely used in insect conservation practice. Here, with a focus on butterflies, we aim to identify the strengths, limitations and remaining gaps between the fields of population genomics and insect conservation management. Based on a literature search complemented with expert opinion, we discuss avenues for translating r...
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The freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera is an endangered bivalve which is usually regarded as sedentary, although individual movement has been observed both vertically and horizontally. Little is known about the causes and rates of mussel movement. The objective of this study was to test the effect of microhabitat characteristics on...
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Advertising escape ability could reduce predatory attacks. However, the effectiveness of certain phenotypic cues (e.g., color, shape, and size) in signaling evasiveness is still unknown. Understanding the role of such signals in driving predator learning is important to infer the evolutionary mechanisms leading to convergent evasiveness signals amo...

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