Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Doctoral Program

Latest Publications from EEB Core Faculty

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  1. 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.
  2. Albert, JS, Abrahão, V, Akin, DR, Andrade, M, Arce, M, Armbruster, JW 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.
  3. 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 .
  4. 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 .
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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 .
  10. 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 .
  11. 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.
  12. 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 .
  13. Rusch, TW, Sawyer, SJ, Orr, AE, Richter, N, Sohn, D, Gagner, L et al.. Temperature Effects on the Survival and Oviposition of an Invasive Blow Fly Chrysomya rufifacies Macquart (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Insects. 2025;16 (3):. doi: 10.3390/insects16030310. PubMed PMID:40266784 PubMed Central PMC11943446.
  14. Piccardi, F, Bortot, C, Brunoni, L, Poli, F, Rosenthal, GG, Mazzoldi, C et al.. Invasive blue vs. local Green: analysis of substrate preference of two crab species, Callinectes sapidus and Carcinus aestuarii. Mar Environ Res. 2025;208 :107164. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107164. PubMed PMID:40262481 .
  15. Holman, AP, Pickett, DN, West, H, Tarone, AM, Kurouski, D. Portable Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and machine learning for sex determination in third instar Chrysomya rufifacies larvae. J Forensic Sci. 2025;70 (4):1468-1479. doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.70054. PubMed PMID:40248998 PubMed Central PMC12223342.
  16. Wan, G, Sword, GA, Du, J, Huang, Q, Chen, W, Warrant, E et al.. Editorial: Magnetobiology and chronobiology: new opportunities for smart phytoprotection. Front Plant Sci. 2025;16 :1594646. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2025.1594646. PubMed PMID:40235915 PubMed Central PMC11996807.
  17. Mendelson, TC, Renoult, JP, Rosenthal, GG, Shuker, DM. On the biological basis of beauty. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc. 2025;100 (4):1578-1593. doi: 10.1111/brv.70014. PubMed PMID:40211472 .
  18. Block, CJ, Miles, LS, Lewis, CD, Schal, C, Vargo, EL, Booth, W et al.. First evidence of the A302S Rdl insecticide resistance mutation in populations of the bed bug, Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) in North America. J Med Entomol. 2025;62 (3):740-744. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjaf033. PubMed PMID:40084570 .
  19. Nerlekar, AN, Spalink, D, Veldman, JW. Grass functional traits reflect the long history of fire and grazers in the savannas of Texas. Am J Bot. 2025; :e70013. doi: 10.1002/ajb2.70013. PubMed PMID:40065644 .
  20. Sayin, S, Couzin-Fuchs, E, Petelski, I, Günzel, Y, Salahshour, M, Lee, CY et al.. The behavioral mechanisms governing collective motion in swarming locusts. Science. 2025;387 (6737):995-1000. doi: 10.1126/science.adq7832. PubMed PMID:40014712 .
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