A. D. Cutter

Experimental evolution of hybrid populations to identify Dobzhansky-Muller incompatibility loci

This study evaluates the effectiveness of evolve and resequence experiments in identifying Dobzhansky-Muller incompatibility loci in hybrid populations.

Genetic diversity landscapes in outcrossing and selfing Caenorhabditis nematodes

This study compares genetic diversity and recombination patterns between outcrossing and selfing Caenorhabditis nematodes, finding similar genomic patterns but differing in scale and effective population size history.

A novel sperm-derived seminal fluid protein in Caenorhabditis nematodes

This study identifies a novel sperm-derived seminal fluid protein in nematodes, showing its functional localization and evolutionary benefit to male fitness.

Regulatory divergence as a mechanism for X-autosome incompatibilities in Caenorhabditis nematodes

The paper quantifies regulatory divergence's role in hybrid male sterility by analyzing transcriptomes of Caenorhabditis nematode hybrids, showing gene misexpression due to cis- and trans-acting regulatory divergence.

Temperature-dependent small RNA expression depends onwild genetic backgrounds of Caenorhabditis briggsae

This study shows that temperature-dependent small RNA expression varies with genetic background in C. briggsae, with piRNAs and 22G-RNAs showing reduced expression at high temperatures in temperate strains.

The distribution of mutational effects on fitness in Caenorhabditis elegans inferred from standing genetic variation

This study estimates the distribution of fitness effects from standing genetic variation in C. elegans and shows how self-fertilization and population structure bias DFE inferences.

Speciation and the developmental alarm clock

The paper explores how genetic divergence during development leads to reproductive isolation and speciation by linking molecular evolution with ontogenetic timing of gene expression.

Molecular evolution across developmental time reveals rapid divergence in early embryogenesis

The paper analyzes gene expression dynamics in C. elegans to show rapid molecular evolution in genes with declining transcript abundance during early embryogenesis, challenging existing evolutionary models of development.

Genetically distinct behavioral modules underlie natural variation in thermal performance curves

The paper identifies genetically distinct behavioral modules contributing to thermal performance curve variation in C. briggsae using quantitative trait locus mapping.

Ephemeral-Habitat Colonization And Neotropical Species Richness Of Caenorhabditis Nematodes

The paper studies colonization dynamics and species richness of Caenorhabditis nematodes in French Guiana, finding rapid colonization by some species and habitat specialization in others.