D. E. Hufnagel

Inbreeding depression leads to reduced fitness in declining populations of wild maize

The study shows that inbreeding depression reduces fitness in wild maize populations, with larger, less disturbed populations showing higher genetic diversity and better fitness traits.

Characterizing a century of genetic diversity and contemporary antigenic diversity of N1 neuraminidase in IAV from North American swine

This study characterizes the genetic and antigenic diversity of N1 neuraminidase in IAV from North American swine over a century, identifying clades, reassortment events, and antigenic drift patterns.

Interspecies transmission from pigs to ferrets of antigenically distinct swine H1 influenza A viruses with loss in reactivity to human vaccine virus antisera as measures of relative zoonotic risk

The paper assesses the zoonotic risk of swine H1 influenza A viruses by evaluating their cross-reactivity to human vaccine antisera and transmission efficiency in a pig-to-ferret model.

Evidence for Multiple Teosinte Hybrid Zones in Central Mexico

The paper identifies and confirms 112 hybrids between Zea mays ssp. parviglumis and Zea mays ssp. mexicana in Central Mexico, revealing three distinct hybrid groups with unique genetic architectures.