D. M. Blumstein

Sex-specific viability effects of mutations in Drosophila melanogaster

The paper measures sex-specific viability effects of mutations in Drosophila melanogaster and finds that both marker mutations and mutagenized chromosomes reduce viability in both sexes, with some sex-biased selection but not male-biased mutational variance.

When the tap runs dry: The physiological effects of acute experimental dehydration in Peromyscus eremicus

This study investigates the physiological effects of acute dehydration in cactus mice, finding reduced energy expenditure, weight loss, and sex-specific changes in body temperature.

High total water loss driven by low-fat diet in desert-adapted mice

This study shows that desert-adapted mice on a low-fat diet lose more water than those on a standard diet, suggesting limited tolerance to water deprivation under changing food availability.

Disentangling environmental drivers of circadian metabolism in desert-adapted mice

This study identifies sex-based metabolic differences and circadian patterns in desert-adapted cactus mice through continuous metabolic phenotyping under varying environmental conditions.