J. Kurtz

Deciphering a beetle clock: individual and sex-dependent variation in daily activity patterns

This study investigates circadian rhythms in red flour beetles, finding sex-dependent and individual variations in daily activity patterns, with males showing more robust rhythms than females.

Tapeworm infection affects sleep behavior in three-spined stickleback

This study investigates how tapeworm infection affects sleep behavior in three-spined sticklebacks, finding altered sleep patterns at different timepoints post-exposure.

Paternal knockdown of tRNA (cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase (Dnmt2) increases offspring susceptibility to infection in red flour beetles

This study shows that paternal Dnmt2 knockdown in red flour beetles increases offspring susceptibility to bacterial infection, independent of paternal bacterial exposure.

Immune Stimulation via Wounding Alters Chemical Profiles of Adult Tribolium castaneum

The paper investigates how immune stimulation via wounding or bacterial injection alters chemical profiles in adult red flour beetles, revealing changes in cuticular hydrocarbons and stink gland secretions.

Serial passage of the human probiotic E. coli Nissle 1917 in an insect host leads to changed bacterial phenotypes

This study shows that serial passage of the probiotic E. coli Nissle 1917 in an insect host leads to phenotypic changes without genetic alterations.

An HSP90-regulated reduced-eye phenotype in Tribolium shows fitness benefits and thus provides evidence for evolutionary capacitance

The paper shows that HSP90 impairment in Tribolium leads to a stable reduced-eye phenotype with increased fitness under light stress, demonstrating adaptive benefits of HSP90-regulated traits.

Dnmt1 has an essential function despite the absence of CpG DNA methylation in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum

The paper shows Dnmt1 is essential for red flour beetle development despite no CpG methylation, suggesting a non-methyltransferase function.

Transgenerational developmental effects of immune priming in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum

This study investigates transgenerational immune priming in Tribolium castaneum, finding paternal priming protects offspring and oral priming delays offspring development.