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Antonia Monteiro completed her University degree in Biology in 1992 (Universidade de Lisboa, PT) and obtained her PhD in Evolutionary Developmental Biology in 1997 (University of Edinburgh, UK). She did post-doctoral research at Harvard University (USA) and at Leiden University (NL) before becoming an Assistant Professor first at the University of Buffalo (USA) and later at Yale University (USA). She is now Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore and Yale-NUS College.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Antonia Monteiro

Citation names

  • Monteiro, Antonia
  • Monteiro, A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7B12-A51F-03C1
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9696-459X
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=6eRLAlAAAAAJ

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Evolutionary Biology
Education
Degree Classification
1997
Concluded
 Evolutionary Developmental Biology (Doctor of Philosophy)
The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
1992
Concluded
 Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2006 - 2013 Coordinating Researcher (Research) Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, United States
1999 - 2001 Postdoc (Research) Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands
1997 - 1998 Postdoc (Research) Harvard University Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, United States

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) National University of Singapore, Singapore
2013 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Yale-NUS College, Singapore
2006 - 2013 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Yale University Biological and Biomedical Sciences, United States
2001 - 2006 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) University at Buffalo, United States
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2013 - Current Several projects from Singapore Ministry of Education, while Associate Professor in Singapore (Yale-NUS and NUS)
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Principal investigator
2002 - 2013 Several NSF projects while Assistant Professor in the USA (first University of Buffalo and then Yale University)
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Principal investigator
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Antónia Monteiro. "Distinguishing serial homologs from novel traits: Experimental limitations and ideas for improvements". BioEssays (2021): 2000162-2000162. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.202000162.
    10.1002/bies.202000162
  2. Yuji Matsuoka; Antónia Monteiro; P Wittkopp. "Hox genes are essential for the development of eyespots in Bicyclus anynana butterflies". Genetics 217 1 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyaa005.
    10.1093/genetics/iyaa005
  3. Emilie Dion; Li Xian Pui; Katie Weber; Antónia Monteiro. "Early-exposure to new sex pheromone blends alters mate preference in female butterflies and in their offspring". Nature Communications (2020): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13801-2.
    10.1038/s41467-019-13801-2
  4. Anupama Prakash; Antónia Monteiro. "Cell Dissociation from Butterfly Pupal Wing Tissues for Single-Cell RNA Sequencing". Methods and Protocols 3 4 (2020): 72-72. https://doi.org/10.3390/mps3040072.
    10.3390/mps3040072
  5. Angel G. Rivera-Colón; Erica L. Westerman; Steven M. Van Belleghem; Antónia Monteiro; Riccardo Papa. "Multiple Loci Control Eyespot Number Variation on the Hindwings of Bicyclus anynana Butterflies". Genetics 214 4 (2020): 1059-1078. https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.120.303059.
    10.1534/genetics.120.303059
  6. Shivam Bhardwaj; Lim Si-Hui Jolander; Markus R Wenk; Jeffrey C Oliver; H Frederik Nijhout; Antonia Monteiro. "Origin of the mechanism of phenotypic plasticity in satyrid butterfly eyespots". eLife (2020): https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.49544.
    10.7554/eLife.49544
  7. Eunice J. Tan; Bodo D. Wilts; Brent T. K. Tan; Antónia Monteiro. "What's in a band? The function of the color and banding pattern of the Banded Swallowtail". Ecology and Evolution (2020): https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6034.
    10.1002/ece3.6034
  8. Tirtha Das Banerjee; Antónia Monteiro. "Dissection of Larval and Pupal Wings of Bicyclus anynana Butterflies". Methods and Protocols (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/mps3010005.
    10.3390/mps3010005
  9. V. Gowri; Emilie Dion; Athmaja Viswanath; Florence Monteiro Piel; Antónia Monteiro. "Transgenerational inheritance of learned preferences for novel host plant odors in Bicyclus anynana butterflies". Evolution 73 12 (2019): 2401-2414. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.13861.
    10.1111/evo.13861
  10. Qifeng Lin; Larry W. L. Low; Adam Lau; Esther W. L. Chua; Yuji Matsuoka; Yilong Lian; Antónia Monteiro; et al. "Tracking genome-editing and associated molecular perturbations by SWATH mass spectrometry". Scientific Reports (2019): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51612-z.
    10.1038/s41598-019-51612-z
  11. Ian Z W Chan; Fathima Zohara Rafi; Antónia Monteiro; Konrad Fiedler. "Interacting Effects of Eyespot Number and Ultraviolet Reflectivity on Predation Risk in Bicyclus anynana (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)". Journal of Insect Science 19 6 (2019): https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iez123.
    10.1093/jisesa/iez123
  12. Juan Olvido Perea-García; Mariska E. Kret; Antónia Monteiro; Catherine Hobaiter. "Scleral pigmentation leads to conspicuous, not cryptic, eye morphology in chimpanzees". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 39 (2019): 19248-19250. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1911410116.
    10.1073/pnas.1911410116
  13. Heidi Connahs; Sham Tlili; Jelle van Creij; Tricia Y. J. Loo; Tirtha Das Banerjee; Timothy E. Saunders; Antónia Monteiro. "Activation of butterfly eyespots by Distal-less is consistent with a reaction-diffusion process". Development (2019): dev.169367-dev.169367. https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.169367.
    10.1242/dev.169367
  14. Manizah Huq; Shivam Bhardwaj; Antónia Monteiro. "Male Bicyclus anynana Butterflies Choose Females on the Basis of Their Ventral UV-Reflective Eyespot Centers". Journal of Insect Science (2019): https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iez014.
    10.1093/jisesa/iez014
  15. Yue Qian Tan; Emilie Dion; Antónia Monteiro. "Haze smoke impacts survival and development of butterflies". Scientific Reports 8 1 (2018): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34043-0.
    10.1038/s41598-018-34043-0
  16. Anupama Prakash; Antónia Monteiro. "apterous A specifies dorsal wing patterns and sexual traits in butterflies". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285 1873 (2018): 20172685-20172685. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2685.
    10.1098/rspb.2017.2685
  17. Xiang Hui Low; Antónia Monteiro. "Dorsal Forewing White Spots of Male Papilio polytes(Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) not Maintained by Female Mate Choice". Journal of Insect Behavior 31 1 (2018): 29-41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-017-9656-7.
    10.1007/s10905-017-9656-7
  18. Monteiro, Antonia. "Wound healing, calcium signaling, and other novel pathways are associated with the formation of butterfly eyespots". BMC Genomics (2017):
    10.1186/s12864-017-4175-7
  19. Linlin Zhang; Arnaud Martin; Michael W. Perry; Karin R. L. van der Burg; Yuji Matsuoka; Antónia Monteiro; Robert D. Reed. "Genetic Basis of Melanin Pigmentation in Butterfly Wings". Genetics 205 4 (2017): 1537-1550. https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.116.196451.
    10.1534/genetics.116.196451
  20. Ashley Bear; William J. Etges; Kathleen L. Prudic; Antónia Monteiro. "Steroid hormone signaling during development has a latent effect on adult male sexual behavior in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana". PLOS ONE (2017):
    10.1371/journal.pone.0174403
  21. Jocelyn Liang Qi Wee; Daniel Osorio; Antónia Monteiro. "Yellow and the Novel Aposematic Signal, Red, Protect Delias Butterflies from Predators". PLOS ONE (2017):
    10.1371/journal.pone.0168243
  22. Christopher K. Tokita; Jeffrey C. Oliver; Antónia Monteiro. "Corrigendum to “A Survey of Eyespot Sexual Dimorphism across Nymphalid Butterflies”". International Journal of Evolutionary Biology 2017 (2017): 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2704640.
    10.1155/2017/2704640
  23. Ng, Swit Yee; Bhardwaj, Shivam; Monteiro, Antonia. "Males Become Choosier in Response to Manipulations of Female Wing Ornaments in Dry Season Bicyclus anynana Butterflies". Journal of Insect Science 17 (2017): 1-6. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000412437000001&KeyUID=WOS:000412437000001.
    10.1093/jisesa/iex053
  24. Xiong, Gao; Tong, Xiaoling; Gai, Tingting; Li, Chunlin; Qiao, Liang; Monteiro, Antonia; Hu, Hai; et al. "Body Shape and Coloration of Silkworm Larvae Are Influenced by a Novel Cuticular Protein". Genetics 207 3 (2017): 1053-1066. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000414265000017&KeyUID=WOS:000414265000017.
    10.1534/genetics.117.300300
  25. Nowell, Reuben W.; Elsworth, Ben; Oostra, Vicencio; Zwaan, Bas J.; Wheat, Christopher W.; Saastamoinen, Marjo; Saccheri, Ilik J.; et al. "A high-coverage draft genome of the mycalesine butterfly Bicyclus anynana". Gigascience 6 7 (2017): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000404539200001&KeyUID=WOS:000404539200001.
    10.1093/gigascience/gix035
  26. Kathleen L. Prudic; Andrew M. Stoehr; Bethany R. Wasik; Antónia Monteiro. "Eyespots deflect predator attack increasing fitness and promoting the evolution of phenotypic plasticity". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282 1798 (2015): 20141531-20141531. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1531.
    10.1098/rspb.2014.1531
  27. Christopher K. Tokita; Jeffrey C. Oliver; Antónia Monteiro. "A Survey of Eyespot Sexual Dimorphism across Nymphalid Butterflies". International Journal of Evolutionary Biology 2013 (2013): 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/926702.
    10.1155/2013/926702
  28. Chen, B.; Fazzino, L.; Guo, M.; Kamal, F.; Monteiro, A.; Oliver, J. C.; Ramos, D. M.; Tong, X.; Wang, W. K.. "Distal-less regulates eyespot patterns and melanization in Bicyclus butterflies". J Exp Zool B Mol Dev Evol 320 5 (2013): 321-31.
    10.1002/jez.b.22503
  29. Arnold, S. J.; Bejerano, G.; Brodie, E. D.; Hibbett, D.; Hoekstra, H. E.; Losos, J. B.; Mindell, D. P.; et al. "Evolutionary biology for the 21st century". PLoS Biol 11 1 (2013): e1001466-e1001466.
    10.1371/journal.pbio.1001466
  30. Bear, A.; Monteiro, A.. "Male courtship rate plasticity in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana is controlled by temperature experienced during the pupal and adult stages". PLoS One 8 5 (2013): e64061-e64061.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0064061
  31. Monteiro, A.; Oliver, J. C.; Prudic, K. L.; Ramos, D.. "Temporal gene expression variation associated with eyespot size plasticity in Bicyclus anynana". PLoS One 8 6 (2013): e65830-e65830.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0065830
  32. Dinwiddie, A.; Hodgins-Davis, A.; Monteiro, A.; Westerman, E. L.. "Biased learning affects mate choice in a butterfly". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109 27 (2012): 10948-53.
    10.1073/pnas.1118378109
  33. Lindemann, A.; Monteiro, A.; Tong, X.. "Differential involvement of Hedgehog signaling in butterfly wing and eyespot development". PLoS One 7 12 (2012): e51087-e51087.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0051087
  34. Monteiro, A.. "Gene regulatory networks reused to build novel traits: co-option of an eye-related gene regulatory network in eye-like organs and red wing patches on insect wings is suggested by optix expression". Bioessays 34 3 (2012): 181-6.
    10.1002/bies.201100160
  35. Briscoe, A. D.; Everett, A.; Monteiro, A.; Tong, X.. "Phenotypic plasticity in opsin expression in a butterfly compound eye complements sex role reversal". BMC Evol Biol 12 (2012): 232-232.
    10.1186/1471-2148-12-232
  36. Barsh, G. S.; Hoekstra, H. E.; Kopp, A.; Kronforst, M. R.; Mallet, J.; Monteiro, A.; Mullen, S. P.; et al. "Unraveling the thread of nature's tapestry: the genetics of diversity and convergence in animal pigmentation". Pigment Cell Melanoma Res 25 4 (2012): 411-33.
    10.1111/j.1755-148X.2012.01014.x
  37. Gall, L. F.; Monteiro, A.; Oliver, J. C.; Piel, W. H.; Tong, X. L.. "A single origin for nymphalid butterfly eyespots followed by widespread loss of associated gene expression". PLoS Genet 8 8 (2012): e1002893-e1002893.
    10.1371/journal.pgen.1002893
  38. Monteiro, A.; Oliver, J. C.. "On the origins of sexual dimorphism in butterflies". Proc Biol Sci 278 1714 (2011): 1981-8.
    10.1098/rspb.2010.2220
  39. Cao, H.; Jeon, C.; Monteiro, A.; Prudic, K. L.. "Developmental plasticity in sexual roles of butterfly species drives mutual sexual ornamentation". Science 331 6013 (2011): 73-5.
    10.1126/science.1197114
  40. Monteiro, A.; Oliver, J. C.; Wolfe, J. M.. "Evolutionary reduction of the first thoracic limb in butterflies". J Insect Sci 11 (2011): 66-66.
    10.1673/031.011.6601
  41. Chen, B.; Hrycaj, S.; Monteiro, A.; Podlaha, O.; Popadic, A.; Schinko, J. B.; Wimmer, E. A.. "Pogostick: a new versatile piggyBac vector for inducible gene over-expression and down-regulation in emerging model systems". PLoS One 6 4 (2011): e18659-e18659.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0018659
  42. Albrechtsen, M.; An, C.; Aymeric, J. L.; Barthel, A.; Bebas, P.; Bitra, K.; Bravo, A.; et al. "RNA interference in Lepidoptera: an overview of successful and unsuccessful studies and implications for experimental design". J Insect Physiol 57 2 (2011): 231-45.
    10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.11.006
  43. Bear, A.; Monteiro, A.; Simons, A.; Westerman, E.. "The genetic, morphological, and physiological characterization of a dark larval cuticle mutation in the butterfly, Bicyclus anynana". PLoS One 5 7 (2010): e11563-e11563.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0011563
  44. Monteiro, A.; Oliver, J. C.; Robertson, K. A.. "Accommodating natural and sexual selection in butterfly wing pattern evolution". Proc Biol Sci 276 1666 (2009): 2369-75.
    10.1098/rspb.2009.0182
  45. Monteiro, A.; Silveira, M.. "Automatic recognition and measurement of butterfly eyespot patterns". Biosystems 95 2 (2009): 130-6.
    10.1016/j.biosystems.2008.09.004
  46. Monteiro, A.; Podlaha, O.. "Wings, horns, and butterfly eyespots: how do complex traits evolve?". PLoS Biol 7 2 (2009): e37-e37.
    10.1371/journal.pbio.1000037
  47. Abzhanov, A.; Extavour, C. G.; Groover, A.; Hodges, S. A.; Hoekstra, H. E.; Kramer, E. M.; Monteiro, A.. "Are we there yet? Tracking the development of new model systems". Trends Genet 24 7 (2008): 353-60.
    10.1016/j.tig.2008.04.002
  48. Chen, B.; Golden, K.; Markwarth, N.; Monteiro, A.; Sagi, V.. "In vivo electroporation of DNA into the wing epidermis of the butterfly, Bicyclus anynana". J Insect Sci 7 (2007): 1-8.
    10.1673/031.007.5301
  49. Belicha-Villanueva, A.; Brakefield, P. M.; Chen, B.; Monteiro, A.; Prijs, H. J.; Scott, L. C.; Vedder, L.. "The combined effect of two mutations that alter serially homologous color pattern elements on the fore and hindwings of a butterfly". BMC Genet 8 (2007): 22-22.
    10.1186/1471-2156-8-22
  50. Costanzo, K.; Monteiro, A.. "The use of chemical and visual cues in female choice in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana". Proc Biol Sci 274 1611 (2007): 845-51.
    10.1098/rspb.2006.3729
  51. Monteiro, A.; Ramos, D. M.. "Transgenic approaches to study wing color pattern development in Lepidoptera". Mol Biosyst 3 8 (2007): 530-5.
    10.1039/b701965n
  52. Monteiro, A.; Ramos, D.. "In situ protocol for butterfly pupal wings using riboprobes". J Vis Exp 4 (2007): 208-208.
    10.3791/208
  53. Chen, B.; Monteiro, A.; Zhong, D.. "Comparative genomics and evolution of the HSP90 family of genes across all kingdoms of organisms". BMC Genomics 7 (2006): 156-156.
    10.1186/1471-2164-7-156
  54. Glansdorp, N.; Glaser, G.; Monteiro, A.; Ramos, D.; Stockslager, S.. "Comparative insights into questions of lepidopteran wing pattern homology". BMC Dev Biol 6 (2006): 52-52.
    10.1186/1471-213X-6-52
  55. Cartwright, A. N.; Kamal, F.; Monteiro, A.; Ramos, D. M.; Wimmer, E. A.. "Temporal and spatial control of transgene expression using laser induction of the hsp70 promoter". BMC Dev Biol 6 (2006): 55-55.
    10.1186/1471-213X-6-55
  56. Chen, B.; Hoshizaki, S.; Ishikawa, Y.; Jiang, H.; Kayukawa, T.; Monteiro, A.. "DaTrypsin, a novel clip-domain serine proteinase gene up-regulated during winter and summer diapauses of the onion maggot, Delia antiqua". Gene 347 1 (2005): 115-23.
    10.1016/j.gene.2004.12.026
  57. Monteiro, A.; Robertson, K. A.. "Female Bicyclus anynana butterflies choose males on the basis of their dorsal UV-reflective eyespot pupils". Proc Biol Sci 272 1572 (2005): 1541-6.
    10.1098/rspb.2005.3142
  58. Chen, B.; Ishikawa, Y.; Kayukawa, T.; Monteiro, A.. "The expression of the HSP90 gene in response to winter and summer diapauses and thermal-stress in the onion maggot, Delia antiqua". Insect Mol Biol 14 6 (2005): 697-702.
    10.1111/j.1365-2583.2005.00602.x
  59. Marcus, J. M.; Monteiro, A.; Ramos, D. M.. "Germline transformation of the butterfly Bicyclus anynana". Proc Biol Sci 271 Suppl (2004): S263-5.
    10.1098/rsbl.2004.0175
  60. Monteiro, A.; Pierce, N. E.. "Phylogeny of Bicyclus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) inferred from COI, COII, and EF-1alpha gene sequences". Mol Phylogenet Evol 18 2 (2001): 264-81.
    10.1006/mpev.2000.0872
  61. Brakefield, P. M.; Carroll, S. B.; French, V.; Gates, J.; Kesbeke, F.; Keys, D.; Monteiro, A.; Wijngaarden, P. J.. "Development, plasticity and evolution of butterfly eyespot patterns". Nature 384 6606 (1996): 236-42.
    10.1038/384236a0

Other

Other output
  1. Doublesex mediates the development of sex-specific pheromone organs in Bicyclus butterflies via multiple mechanisms. 2019. Anupama Prakash; Antónia Monteiro. https://doi.org/10.1101/686477.
    10.1101/686477
  2. Multiple loci control eyespot number variation on the hindwings of Bicyclus anynana butterflies. 2019. Angel G. Rivera-Colón; Erica L. Westerman; Steven M. Van Belleghem; Antónia Monteiro; Riccardo Papa. https://doi.org/10.1101/653451.
    10.1101/653451
  3. Early-exposure to new sex pheromone blend alters mate preference in female butterflies and in their offspring. 2017. Emilie Dion; Li Xian Pui; Antónia Monteiro. https://doi.org/10.1101/214635.
    10.1101/214635
  4. wingless is a positive regulator of eyespot color patterns in Bicyclus anynana butterflies. 2017. Nesibe Özsu; Qian Yi Chan; Bin Chen; Mainak Das Gupta; Antónia Monteiro. https://doi.org/10.1101/154500.
    10.1101/154500
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
1998 - Current Supervision/mentoring of scientists at different stages of their research careers, including 4 junior faculty, 15 post-doctoral fellows, 12 PhD students, 11 MSc students, and over 75 undergraduate students (details in cv submitted as pdf)
Supervisor

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2001 - Current Organization of different conferences / symposia / workshops, including Biology of Butterflies 2018, Asian Evolutionary Biology 2017, International Society for Developmental Biology 2016, Insect-Spider Biology 2014, Euro Evo-Devo 2012 and 2016 (see details in cv submitted as pdf) (2001)

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021 Member of PhD thesis committees and external PhD evaluating panels, between 2003 and today (see cv submitted as pdf) various (PhD)

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2002 - Current Part of different university committees, including Division & Inclusion (Yale-NUS), Frenchmen advisor (Yale), Faculty Senator (Buffalo University) (see cv submitted as pdf for more examples and details)

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2006 - Current Editorial service for J Evolutionary Biology, Evolution, PCI Evolutionary Biology