Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Doctoral Program

Latest Publications from EEB Core Faculty

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  1. Fernández-Santos, NA, Rodríguez-Pérez, MA, Segovia-Mancillas, S, Rodríguez, LL, Hamer, SA, Hamer, GL et al.. Proceedings from the Fourth Mesoamerican Symposium "Dr. Roberto Navarro López" on Emerging Zoonotic Disease and Arboviruses: Commenting Insights and Research Findings. Res Rep Trop Med. 2025;16 :65-89. doi: 10.2147/RRTM.S512767. PubMed PMID:40771869 PubMed Central PMC12326630.
  2. Wang, S, Kou, Z, Jiang, Y, Tomberlin, JK, Zhang, W, Wang, S et al.. Truncated Higiant enhances the bioconversion ability of Hermetia illucens. Commun Biol. 2025;8 (1):1164. doi: 10.1038/s42003-025-08571-1. PubMed PMID:40770083 .
  3. Lin, WJ, Hsu, PW, Vargo, EL, Yang, CS. Microbial, genetic, and urban drivers of ant invasions. Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2025; :101417. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2025.101417. PubMed PMID:40754130 .
  4. Eyer, PA, Helms, AM, Moran, MN, Grunseich, JM, Vargo, EL. Reduced Cuticular Hydrocarbon Production in a Unicolonial Population of the Ant, Nylanderia fulva, Is Associated with Low Desiccation Resistance in its Invasive Range. J Chem Ecol. 2025;51 (4):78. doi: 10.1007/s10886-025-01635-w. PubMed PMID:40751832 .
  5. Mortuza, A, Meese, EN, Wharton, M, Gahn, B, Petersen, LH, Quigg, A et al.. Comparing persistent (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls) and emerging nano(micro)plastics (NMPs) pollutant body-burdens in oysters and fish from Matagorda Bay (Texas, USA). Mar Pollut Bull. 2025;221 :118495. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118495. PubMed PMID:40729849 .
  6. Albert, JS, Abrahão, V, Akin, DR, Allen, JG, Ândrade, M, Arce, M et al.. Correction: An ecological trait matrix of Neotropical freshwater fishes. Sci Data. 2025;12 (1):1252. doi: 10.1038/s41597-025-05571-y. PubMed PMID:40670411 PubMed Central PMC12267461.
  7. Robles, NV, Moran, BM, Rodríguez-Barrera, MJ, Jofre, GI, Gunn, T, Iverson, ENK et al.. Admixture mapping reveals evidence for multiple mitonuclear incompatibilities in swordtail fish hybrids. bioRxiv. 2025; :. doi: 10.1101/2025.01.30.635158. PubMed PMID:40667285 PubMed Central PMC12262648.
  8. Orr, AE, Riley, DG, Spiegelman, CH, Tomberlin, JK, Tarone, AM. Variable heritability of Cochliomyia macellaria (Diptera: Calliphoridae) development time with and without thermal shock. J Med Entomol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjaf085. PubMed PMID:40653696 .
  9. Clark, MK, Behmer, ST, Sword, GA. Selection of stable reference genes for accurate reverse-transcription quantitative PCR in cotton-herbivore studies using virus-induced gene silencing. Sci Rep. 2025;15 (1):24482. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-08940-0. PubMed PMID:40628827 PubMed Central PMC12238633.
  10. Albert, JS, Abrahão, V, Akin, DR, Allen, JG, Ândrade, M, Arce, M et al.. An ecological trait matrix of Neotropical freshwater fishes. Sci Data. 2025;12 (1):1127. doi: 10.1038/s41597-025-04674-w. PubMed PMID:40603332 PubMed Central PMC12222469.
  11. Wagner, MA, Wang, Z, Anthony, CJ, Rivera, EA, Strader, ME. iNaturalist data suggests a recent northward expansion of the upside-down jellyfish, Cassiopea. Sci Total Environ. 2025;992 :179948. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179948. PubMed PMID:40582047 .
  12. Cohen, ZP, Perkin, LC, Fifield, AN, Raszick, TJ, Sword, GA, Suh, CP et al.. Source population determination for boll weevil re-infestation Events in Texas. J Econ Entomol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1093/jee/toaf139. PubMed PMID:40581346 .
  13. Ko, JH, Lee, HJ, Kim, HJ, Ryu, JS, Choi, YR, Yoon, CH et al.. Toll-like receptor 2 deficiency exacerbates corneal angiogenesis in injury by impairing regulatory T cells. Theranostics. 2025;15 (13):6082-6099. doi: 10.7150/thno.110322. PubMed PMID:40521204 PubMed Central PMC12159752.
  14. Takata, M, Takahashi, M, Ishibashi, T, Tasaki, E, Rueppell, O, Vargo, EL et al.. Transgenerational epigenetic effect of kings' aging on offspring's caste fate mediated by sperm DNA methylation in termites. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025;122 (24):e2509506122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2509506122. PubMed PMID:40512787 PubMed Central PMC12184646.
  15. Fesenmyer, KA, Poor, EE, Terasaki Hart, DE, Veldman, JW, Fleischman, F, Choksi, P et al.. Addressing critiques refines global estimates of reforestation potential for climate change mitigation. Nat Commun. 2025;16 (1):4572. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59799-8. PubMed PMID:40500256 PubMed Central PMC12159164.
  16. Bachler, A, Padovan, A, Anderson, CJ, Wei, Y, Wu, Y, Pearce, S et al.. Disruption of HaVipR1 confers Vip3Aa resistance in the moth crop pest Helicoverpa armigera. PLoS Biol. 2025;23 (5):e3003165. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003165. PubMed PMID:40440223 PubMed Central PMC12121769.
  17. Rana, S, Kang, C, Ryu, S, Woller, DA, Kim, D, Song, H et al.. Assessing nanoparticle-enabled dsRNA delivery for oral RNAi in two orthopteran pests: Schistocerca gregaria and Melanoplus sanguinipes. J Insect Physiol. 2025;163 :104825. doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2025.104825. PubMed PMID:40412647 .
  18. Hiers, QA, Wonkka, CL, Treadwell, ML, Dickinson, MB, Kavanagh, KL, Lodge, AG et al.. Bud production, dormancy, and mortality patterns differ by growth form and photosynthetic pathway following high-energy fire. Ecol Appl. 2025;35 (3):e70044. doi: 10.1002/eap.70044. PubMed PMID:40404306 .
  19. Nutt, KM, Thorstenson, CA, Yorzinski, JL. Gray hair influences perceived age and social perceptions. Front Psychol. 2025;16 :1541836. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1541836. PubMed PMID:40400745 PubMed Central PMC12094188.
  20. Jiang, SY, Shen, KW, Brandón, MG, Lu, SB, Tomberlin, JK, Tang, XT et al.. Using black soldier fly larval frass to restore soil health. Bioresour Technol. 2025;432 :132701. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2025.132701. PubMed PMID:40398567 .
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