D. R. Matute

Demographic history and the efficacy of selection in the globally invasive mosquito Aedes aegypti

This study analyzes the demographic history and genetic diversity of Aedes aegypti across continents, finding reduced genetic diversity and minor selection efficacy reduction in the Americas.

Phenotypic characterization of cryptic species in the fungal pathogen Histoplasma

This study identifies phenotypic traits that distinguish five cryptic species of Histoplasma, aiding clinical identification and evolutionary research.

Ancestral neural circuits potentiate the origin of a female sexual behavior

The paper identifies a neural circuit in Drosophila santomea that co-opts an ancestral circuit to drive a new female sexual behavior through social feedback.

Aedes albopictus is present in the lowlands of southern Zambia

This paper confirms the presence of Ae. albopictus in rural areas of southern Zambia using DNA barcoding and reports its population dynamics over time.

The spread of Aedes albopictus in the islands of Sao Tome and Principe

This study documents the spread of Aedes albopictus across Sao Tome and Principe, finding its presence up to 680 meters and suggesting a larger range than previously thought.

Isotopic niches do not follow the expectations of niche conservatism in the bird genus Cinclodes

The paper analyzes isotopic data from 12 Cinclodes species to test phylogenetic niche conservatism, finding no phylogenetic signal in isotopic traits, suggesting high evolutionary lability in ecological niches.

The fitness of an introgressing haplotype

This paper models how the fitness of an introgressing haplotype changes with divergence and size, showing that large haplotypes are initially favored due to positive epistasis, but small haplotypes become favored as divergence increases.

Diversity of cave Phlebotomines (Diptera: Psychodidae) from a Colombian cave

The paper surveys sandfly diversity in a Colombian cave, identifies new species records, and tests hypotheses about diversity gradients and phylogenetic signals in karstic habitats.

Climatic niche conservatism in a clade of disease vectors (Diptera: Phlebotominae)

This study examines climatic niche conservatism in sandflies, finding strong phylogenetic signals and limited transitions between tropical and temperate niches across vector and non-vector species.

Gap genes are involved in inviability in hybrids between Drosophila melanogaster and D. santomea

The paper identifies gap genes giant and tailless as causes of hybrid inviability between Drosophila melanogaster and D. santomea, showing conserved developmental genes can evolve rapidly to cause incompatibilities.

The evolutionary trajectory of drosophilid walking

This study analyzes the evolution of walking in drosophilid species, finding that movement patterns are conserved in a universal behavior space but evolve rapidly in their temporal structure.

Rapid evolution of the functionally conserved gap gene giant in Drosophila

This study shows that essential developmental genes can undergo functional divergence while maintaining conserved developmental outcomes, challenging the idea that such genes are evolutionarily protected.

Patterns of and processes shaping population structure and introgression among recently differentiated Drosophila melanogaster populations

The paper examines population structure and introgression in Drosophila melanogaster, finding cryptic diversity and polygenic mate choice in Subtropical Africa.

15 years of introgression studies: quantifying gene flow across Eukaryotes

This paper quantifies introgression across Eukaryotes by analyzing 724 studies, finding higher frequency in plants and mammals, and highlighting biases in reporting and methods.

Postzygotic isolation is stronger between sympatric species of three divergent taxa

The paper compares postzygotic and premating reproductive isolation across sympatric species pairs in Drosophila, lepidopterans, and toads, finding stronger postzygotic isolation and divergence time-dependent patterns.

Widespread introgression across a phylogeny of 155 Drosophila genomes

The paper analyzes 155 Drosophila genomes to detect widespread introgression across nine monophyletic radiations, revealing both ancient and recent hybridization events.

Highly contiguous assemblies of 101 drosophilid genomes

The paper presents high-quality genome assemblies for 101 drosophilid lines using Oxford Nanopore sequencing, achieving high contig N50 and BUSCO completeness.

P-elements strengthen reproductive isolation within the Drosophila simulans species complex

The paper investigates whether P-elements strengthen reproductive isolation between Drosophila simulans and its sister species by analyzing hybrid fecundity in crosses with differing PE status.

Temperature-dependent competitive outcomes between the fruit flies Drosophila santomea and D. yakuba

This study shows that temperature indirectly affects competitive outcomes between Drosophila santomea and D. yakuba, with D. santomea outcompeting D. yakuba at lower temperatures and vice versa at higher temperatures.

Pure species discriminate against hybrids in the Drosophila melanogaster species subgroup

The paper investigates whether F1 hybrids between Drosophila species are less attractive than pure species and finds that pure species strongly discriminate against hybrids.

Paracoccidioides genomes reflect high levels of species divergence and little interspecific gene flow

This study analyzes 37 whole genome sequences of Paracoccidioides species to assess genetic divergence and interspecific gene flow, finding strong speciation patterns and low gene exchange.

Environmental and genetic contributions to imperfect wMel-like Wolbachia transmission and frequency variation

The paper investigates factors influencing wMel-like Wolbachia frequency variation in D. yakuba and D. santomea on Sao Tome, finding that temperature affects transmission and fitness, while CI and spatial variation play roles in frequency dynamics.

Genetic diversity and thermal performance in invasive and native populations of African fig flies

This study shows invasive Zaprionus indianus populations have lower genetic diversity than native populations but maintain higher diversity than non-invasive species, and exhibit a broad thermal niche with no performance difference between invasive and native populations.

Strong population structure in Venezuelan populations of Coccidioides posadasii

The paper identifies strong population structure and genetic differentiation in Coccidioides posadasii from Venezuela compared to North American populations, with evidence of admixture in Central America.

Introgressive and horizontal acquisition of Wolbachia by Drosophila yakuba-clade hosts and horizontal transfer of incompatibility loci between distantly related Wolbachia

The paper investigates Wolbachia acquisition modes in Drosophila yakuba-clade hosts, finding introgression and horizontal transfer of incompatibility loci between Wolbachia strains.

Supervised machine learning reveals introgressed loci in the genomes of Drosophila simulans and D. sechellia

This paper introduces FILET, a supervised machine learning method to detect introgressed loci between Drosophila species, finding significant introgression from D. simulans to D. sechellia.

Fine scale mapping of genomic introgressions within the Drosophila yakuba clade

The paper quantifies introgression between three Drosophila species in west Africa, finding rare nuclear introgression and small introgressed haplotypes, with introgression more common on autosomes than X chromosomes.

The Rate Of Evolution Of Postmating-Prezygotic Reproductive Isolation In Drosophila

The paper measures the rate of evolution of postmating-prezygotic reproductive isolation in Drosophila and finds it evolves faster than hybrid inviability but slower than premating isolation.

Ecological speciation within the Phytophthora group

The paper identifies a new Phytophthora species, P. betacei, from tree tomato in Colombia, showing ecological and genetic differentiation from P. infestans.