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Gracie Castillo

College of Idaho

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:benchmarking· 2 Research Focus:database / resource· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:benchmark study· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Testing Thirty Years of Hypotheses: Ancient Trout-Salmon Introgression and Limited Pre-Colonial Gene Flow Between Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout Shaped Pacific Salmonid Evolution

Ethan Tolman, Harrison Pardue, Gracie Castillo, Anna Eichert, James Holt, Dick Jordan, Emma Redman, Liam Williams, Anna Himler, Christoph Walser, Christopher D. Beatty, Anton Suvorov

This study tests hypotheses about ancient introgression and gene flow in Pacific salmonids, finding introgression between trout and salmon ancestors but not between trout lineages.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Sex in the City: Reproductive Behaviors of Dragonflies across an Urban Landscape

Christofer A. Brothers, Aaron Goodman, Ethan Tolman, Alexander Barnes, Boden Bisgard, Gracie Castillo, Anna Eichert, Kristin Gnojewski, Jim T. Johnson, Ying Fei Lin, Karie Pappani, Harrison Pardue, Kiichi Tamano, Jessica L. Ware, Christopher D. Beatty

This study compares community science and AI-driven observations of dragonfly reproductive behaviors in an urban area, finding strong correlations in species counts but biases in reproductive behavior detection.

bioRxiv · Oct 14, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Environmental DNA vs. Community Science: Strengths and Limitations for Urban Odonata Surveys

Rhema Uche‐Dike, Ethan Tolman, Christian Benischek, Magnolia Schneider, Manpreet K. Kohli, Jonas Bush, Paul B. Frandsen, Isabella M. Errigo, Wendy Frankel, Kristin Gnojewski, Kim Chmura, Dick Jordan, Hannah Kittler, Michel Liao, Trinity Tobin, , Christopher D. Beatty

The paper compares eDNA metabarcoding and community science for monitoring Odonata in urban ecosystems, finding both methods have distinct strengths and limitations.

Insect Conservation and Diversity · Aug 13, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology

The Blueprint for Survival: The Blue Dasher Dragonfly as a Model for Urban Adaptation

Ethan Tolman, Ellie Gamett, Christopher D. Beatty, Aaron Goodman, Brittney Hahn, Christian Benischek, Gracie Castillo, Ethan Derderian, Santiago Fernandez-Juarez, Ben Gallafent, James Jenson, Dick Jordan, Magnolia Schneider, Roberto Salazar, Towako Tamano, , Manpreet K. Kohli

This study identifies genes and adaptations in the blue dasher dragonfly that enable survival in urban environments and predicts its spread with urbanization.

BMC Ecology and Evolution · Jul 7, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology