A. D. Gloss

Evolution of chemosensory and detoxification gene families across herbivorous Drosophilidae

This study examines gene family evolution in herbivorous Drosophila to understand dietary adaptation, finding higher gene turnover in herbivores but limited losses on the ancestral herbivore branch.

A weaponized phage suppresses competitors in historical and modern metapopulations of pathogenic bacteria

The paper identifies a tailocin, a phage-derived element, used by Pseudomonas spp. to suppress competitors in metapopulations, showing its persistence over 170 years.

Insights into the evolution of herbivory from a leaf-mining, drosophilid fly

This study confirms Scaptomyza flava is an obligate herbivore and presents it as a model system for studying herbivory evolution.

Genome-wide association mapping within a single Arabidopsis thaliana population reveals a richer genetic architecture for defensive metabolite diversity

The paper conducts GWAS on a localized Arabidopsis thaliana population to uncover more genetic loci associated with defensive metabolites than previously found in broader panels.

Evolution of herbivory remodels a Drosophila genome

This study examines how the evolution of herbivory in Drosophila species reshaped their genome, particularly in genes related to chemical sensing and detoxification.

Horizontal transfer of prokaryotic cytolethal distending toxin B genes to eukaryotes

The paper reports the horizontal transfer of the cdtB gene, encoding a DNase, from bacteriophages to eukaryotic insect genomes, where it retains DNase activity and may serve as a defensive mechanism against parasitoid wasps.

Habitat preference of an herbivore shapes the habitat distribution of its host plant

The paper investigates how herbivore habitat preference influences plant distribution, finding that herbivores prefer sunny habitats over shade plants, driving the plant's distribution into shaded areas.

Heritable plant phenotypes track light and herbivory levels at fine spatial scales

This study shows that bittercress plants from sunny and shaded habitats exhibit heritable differences in growth and herbivory resistance, with no growth-defense tradeoff constraints.