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J. A. Fordyce

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Milkweed plants bought at nurseries may expose monarch caterpillars to harmful pesticide residues

C. A. Halsch, S. M. Hoyle, A. Code, J. A. Fordyce, M. L. Forister

This study screens milkweed plants bought at US nurseries for pesticide residues, finding 61 pesticides in 235 samples, with 38% at harmful concentrations for monarch caterpillars.

bioRxiv · Mar 30, 2022Ecology

Insects and recent climate change

C. A. Halsch, A. M. Shapiro, J. A. Fordyce, C. C. Nice, J. H. Thorne, D. P. Waetjen, M. L. Forister

This paper examines how insects are responding to recent climate change and highlights the potential severity of its impacts compared to land use changes, using butterflies in Northern California as a case study.

bioRxiv · Mar 9, 2020Ecology

Caterpillars on a phytochemical landscape: the case of alfalfa and the Melissa blue butterfly

M. L. Forister, S. Yoon, C. S. Philbin, C. D. Dodson, B. Hart, J. G. Harrison, O. Shelef, J. A. Fordyce, Z. H. Marion, C. C. Nice, L. A. Richards, C. A. Buerkle, Z. Gompert

The paper quantifies how phytochemical variation in alfalfa affects Melissa blue butterfly caterpillar performance, identifying specific compounds with divergent effects.

bioRxiv · Feb 27, 2020Ecology

The predictability of genomic changes underlying a recent host shift in Melissa blue butterflies

S. Chaturvedi, L. K. Lucas, C. C. Nice, J. A. Fordyce, M. L. Forister, Z. Gompert

This study examines the predictability of genomic changes during a recent host shift in Melissa blue butterflies, finding partial predictability from lab experiments but limited ability to predict evolutionary direction.

bioRxiv · Feb 14, 2018Evolutionary Biology

Impacts of a millennium drought on butterfly faunal dynamics

M. L. Forister, J. A. Fordyce, C. C. Nice, J. H. Thorne, D. P. Waetjen, A. M. Shapiro

This study examines how a millennium drought affected butterfly populations in northern California, showing differential impacts at low and high elevations based on phenological shifts and flight season length.

bioRxiv · Jan 4, 2018Ecology